CVE-2005-2335

N/A Unknown
Published: July 27, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=6617
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-01.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/16176
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-774
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/18174
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00088.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00089.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00104.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-640.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435197/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441856/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14349
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1171
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1038
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1124
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8833
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=6617
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-01.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-774
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/18174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00088.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00089.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00104.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-640.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435197/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441856/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14349
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8833
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.4%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

fetchmail

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