security flaw
Published Feb 2, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.52%
Description
Fetchmail (aka fetchmail-ssl) before 5.8.17 allows a remote malicious (1) IMAP server or (2) POP/POP3 server to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative index number as part of a response to a LIST request.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.8.14
- 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
- 5.8.5
- 5.8.6
- 5.8.11
- 5.8.13
- 5.9.0
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.52% (0.06524) | 93.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.52% (0.06524) | 92.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 33.26% (0.33259) | 96.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.91% (0.13906) | 93.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.61% (0.12608) | 89.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 13.91% (0.13906) | 93.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.88% (0.12880) | 93.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.24% (0.01240) | 86.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 1.24% (0.01240) | 83.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.61% (0.01606) | 85.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 88.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000419 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6965.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.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_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3164 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3166 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1009 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616641 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1009
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1009
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.