CVE-2001-1009 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Fetchmail (aka fetchmail-ssl) before 5.8.17 allows a remote)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1009 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | CWE-264 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-08-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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