security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.49%
Description
fetchmail email client before 5.9.10 does not properly limit the maximum number of messages available, which allows a remote IMAP server to overwrite memory via a message count that exceeds the boundaries of an array.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.9.8
- 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
- 5.8.14
- 5.8.17
- 5.9.0
- 5.9.4
- 5.9.5
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:047
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:047
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:047
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:047
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:047
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:047 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:047 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:047 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:047 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:047 |
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:N/A:N
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01491) | 73.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01491) | 70.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.86% (0.00862) | 73.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 62.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 60.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 62.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-027.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4145 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9133.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-036.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-047.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4788 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0146 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616743 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0146
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0146
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-027.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4145 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9133.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-036.php | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-047.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4788 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0146 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616743 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0146 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0146 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.