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.
CVE-2005-2335
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 92.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 27, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (44)
- cve@mitrehttp://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=6617
- cve@mitrehttp://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-01.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/16176
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21253
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-774
- cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/18174
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00088.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00089.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00104.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-640.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435197/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441856/100/200/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14349
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | fetchmail () @ hoary | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| redhat | fetchmail-0:6.2.5-6.el4.2 | 2005-07-25 | redhat |
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