CVE-2007-4565 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash fetchmail by refusing SMTP warning messages, causing a denial of service via NULL pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-4565?
CVE-2007-4565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
sink.c in fetchmail before 6.3.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) by refusing certain warning messages that are sent over SMTP.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4565?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fetchmail Fetchmail.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4565?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2007-4565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4565, DSA-1377-2, GHSA-8x9c-m5v9-8766.