CVE-2008-2711 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in fetchmail via malformed mail headers when verbose logging is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-2711?
CVE-2008-2711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
fetchmail 6.3.8 and earlier, when running in -v -v (aka verbose) mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and persistent mail failure) via a malformed mail message with long headers, which triggers an erroneous dereference when using vsnprintf to format log messages.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2711?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fetchmail Fetchmail.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2711?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-2711 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2711 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2711, GHSA-mgrc-7p8m-89r3.