VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-1167

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-05-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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 classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references