CVE-2011-1947

Medium

Description

fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait time after issuing a (1) STARTTLS or (2) STLS request, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application hang) by acknowledging the request but not sending additional packets.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductFetchmail
PublishedJun 2, 2011
First seenJun 2, 2011

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
fetchmail fetchmail5.9.9, 5.9.10, 5.9.11, 5.9.13, 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.1.3, 6.2.0, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5, 6.2.5.1, 6.2.5.2, 6.2.5.4, 6.2.6, 6.2.9, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.6, 6.3.7, 6.3.8, 6.3.9, 6.3.10, 6.3.11, 6.3.12, 6.3.13, 6.3.14, 6.3.15, 6.3.16, 6.3.17, 6.3.18, 6.3.19—

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