CVE-2010-1167 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted messages when debug mode is enabled in fetchmail.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-1167?
CVE-2010-1167 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
fetchmail 4.6.3 through 6.3.16, when debug mode is enabled, does not properly handle invalid characters in a multi-character locale, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted (1) message header or (2) POP3 UIDL list.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1167?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fetchmail Fetchmail.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1167?
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-2010-1167 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1167 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1167, GHSA-q82h-7r9g-jmwv.