CVE-2010-1167: fetchmail Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-1167 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in fetchmail. EPSS estimates a 2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 07-05-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.20% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- fetchmail< 6.3.16-2
Fetchmail1 product
- fetchmail≤ 6.3.9 | 4.6.3 | 4.6.4 | 4.6.5 | 4.6.6 | 4.6.7 | 4.6.8 | 4.6.9 | 4.7.0 | 4.7.1 | 4.7.2 | 4.7.3 | 4.7.4 | 4.7.5 | 4.7.6 | 4.7.7 | 5.0.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.3 | 5.0.4 | 5.0.5 | 5.0.6 | 5.0.7 | 5.0.8 | 5.1.0 | 5.1.4 | 5.2.0 | 5.2.1 | 5.2.3 | 5.2.4 | 5.2.7 | 5.2.8 | 5.3.0 | 5.3.1 | 5.3.3 | 5.3.8 | 5.4.0 | 5.4.3 | 5.4.4 | 5.4.5 | 5.5.0 | 5.5.2 | 5.5.3 | 5.5.5 | 5.5.6 | 5.6.0 | 5.7.0 | 5.7.2 | 5.7.4 | 5.8 | 5.8.1 | 5.8.2 | 5.8.3 | 5.8.4 | 5.8.5 | 5.8.6 | 5.8.11 | 5.8.13 | 5.8.14 | 5.8.17 | 5.9.0 | 5.9.4 | 5.9.5 | 5.9.8 | 5.9.10 | 5.9.11 | 5.9.13 | 6.0.0 | 6.1.0 | 6.1.3 | 6.2.0 | 6.2.1 | 6.2.2 | 6.2.3 | 6.2.4 | 6.2.5 | 6.2.5.1 | 6.2.5.2 | 6.2.5.4 | 6.2.6:pre4 | 6.2.6:pre8 | 6.2.6:pre9 | 6.2.9:rc10 | 6.2.9:rc3 | 6.2.9:rc4 | 6.2.9:rc5 | 6.2.9:rc7 | 6.2.9:rc8 | 6.2.9:rc9 | 6.3.0 | 6.3.1 | 6.3.2 | 6.3.3 | 6.3.4 | 6.3.5 | 6.3.6 | 6.3.6:rc1 | 6.3.6:rc2 | 6.3.6:rc3 | 6.3.6:rc4 | 6.3.6:rc5 | 6.3.7 | 6.3.8 | 6.3.9 | 6.3.10 | 6.3.11 | 6.3.12 | 6.3.13 | 6.3.14 | 6.3.15 | 6.3.16
2 vendors · 2 products
References
6 links- developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1824&release_id=17512X Refsource CONFIRM