# CVE-2003-0792: Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for long lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Server/CSSA-2004-004.0/CSSA-2004-004.0.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13450
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5987
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8843
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:101
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-10.xml
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-61.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107731542827401&w=2

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