CVE-2003-0792 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Fetchmail by sending emails with long lines due to improper memory allocation, affecting email retrieval services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0792?
CVE-2003-0792 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Oct 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for long lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain email.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0792?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fetchmail Fetchmail.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0792?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2003-0792 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0792 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0792, GHSA-rrh8-qpfq-g4g6.