# CVE-2007-4565: sink.c in fetchmail before 6.3.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) by

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-08-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3074
- http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2007-02.txt
- http://mknod.org/svn/fetchmail/branches/BRANCH_6-3/fetchmail-SA-2007-02.txt
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018627
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493388/100/0/threaded
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0028/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10528
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25495
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3032
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478798/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27399
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36385
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1377
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:179
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1690
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-520-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html
- http://osvdb.org/45833

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