CVE-2002-1174 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via buffer overflows in Fetchmail's header processing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1174?
CVE-2002-1174 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1174?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fetchmail Fetchmail.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1174?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1174, GHSA-vqhj-2h3q-6ghm.