CVE-2007-4565
Publication date 28 August 2007
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
sink.c in fetchmail before 6.3.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) by refusing certain warning messages that are sent over SMTP.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Earl Chew discovered that fetchmail can be made to de-reference a NULL pointer when contacting SMTP servers. This vulnerability can be used by attackers who control the SMTP server to crash fetchmail and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-4565)
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-520-1
- fetchmail vulnerabilities
- 26 September 2007