DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0792

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0792
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0792.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0792
Upstream
Published
2003-11-17T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:12:33.258663Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for long lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain email.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / fetchmail

Package

Name
fetchmail
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fetchmail?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.2.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0792.json"

Debian:12 / fetchmail

Package

Name
fetchmail
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fetchmail?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.2.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0792.json"

Debian:13 / fetchmail

Package

Name
fetchmail
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fetchmail?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.2.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0792.json"

Debian:14 / fetchmail

Package

Name
fetchmail
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fetchmail?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.2.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0792.json"