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DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2711
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2711
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
fetchmail 6.3.8 and earlier, when running in -v -v (aka verbose) mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and persistent mail failure) via a malformed mail message with long headers, which triggers an erroneous dereference when using vsnprintf to format log messages.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | fetchmail | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | fetchmail | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | fetchmail | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | fetchmail | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jun 16, 2008 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated