5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-2335
Fetchmail POP3 Client Buffer Overflow Denial of Service/Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2018, 3:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2335 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fetchmail fetchmail
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2335.

URL Resource
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=6617 Patch
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-01.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16176 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-774
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
http://www.osvdb.org/18174
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00088.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00089.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00104.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-640.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435197/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441856/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14349 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1171
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1038
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1124
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8833

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2335 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2335 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/441856/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/435197/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441856/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435197/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1124 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8833 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1038 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8833 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1124 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1038 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.50 }} -0.34%

score

0.92536

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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