CVE-2006-5974 json
fetchmail 6.3.5 and 6.3.6 before 6.3.6-rc4, when refusing a message delivered via the mda option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
published 2006-12-31 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5957
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.0%
- EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
fetchmail 6.3.5 and 6.3.6 before 6.3.6-rc4, when refusing a message delivered via the mda option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger a NULL pointer dereference when calling the (1) ferror or (2) fflush functions.
Patch / fix
- fetchmail Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6.3.6-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5974
- fetchmail openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.4.21-2.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10753-1
Exploit prediction
4.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/21902
vdb-entry, patch
-
slackware.com
/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.517995
vendor-advisory
-
novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
vendor-advisory
-
fedoranews.org
/cms/node/2429
vendor-advisory
-
openpkg.com
/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.004.html
vendor-advisory
-
trustix.org
/errata/2007/0007
vendor-advisory
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200701-13.xml
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23838
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/24151
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23631
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23804
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23923
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1017479
vdb-entry
- fetchmail.berlios.de /fetchmail-SA-2006-03.txt
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/456114/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0088
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/31836
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0087
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5974
- NVD CVE-2006-5974
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