security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.37%
Description
A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large 'To:' field in an email header.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.8.5
- 4.5.1
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.3
- 4.5.4
- 4.5.5
- 4.5.6
- 4.5.7
- 4.5.8
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
- 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
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:103
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:103
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:103
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:103
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:103 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:103 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:103 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:103 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.37% (0.06374) | 93.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.37% (0.06374) | 92.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.16% (0.07161) | 90.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.34% (0.05342) | 83.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.16% (0.07161) | 90.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.73% (0.05730) | 89.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.56% (0.09561) | 95.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.56% (0.09561) | 93.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:43.fetchmail.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000403 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-025-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-022.1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-060 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-063.php3?dis=7.1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1451.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2877 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0819 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616620 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6704 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0819
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0819
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.