CVE-2001-0819

A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

7.5 High

A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large 'To:' field in an email header.

Exploit likelihood

6.37%Down 4.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large 'To:' field in an email header.

Record: CVE-2001-0819
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large 'To:' field in an email header.

Record: CVE-2001-0819
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-0803 No score

A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large 'To:' field in an email header.

Record: EUVD-2001-0803
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mj8x-p695-m8mc No score

A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large 'To:' field in an email header.

Record: GHSA-mj8x-p695-m8mc
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

fetchmail

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0819 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Fetchmail, published December 6, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.37%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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