CVE-2006-0321

N/A Unknown
Published: January 24, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

fetchmail 6.3.0 and other versions before 6.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted e-mail messages that cause a free of an invalid pointer when fetchmail bounces the message to the originator or local postmaster.

AI Explanation

Get an AI-powered plain-language explanation of this vulnerability and remediation steps.

Login to generate AI explanation

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=348747
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=8784
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2006-01.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/18571
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18895
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015527
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/22691
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422936/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16365
Source: cve@mitre.org
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/2006/0300
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24265
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=348747
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=8784
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2006-01.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/18571
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18895
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015527
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/22691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422936/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16365
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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/2006/0300
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24265
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.3%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

fetchmail

Related CVEs

CVE-2025-71256 7.5
CVE-2025-71255 7.5
CVE-2025-71254 7.5
CVE-2025-71253 7.5
CVE-2025-71252 7.5