CVE-2002-1174
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of...
CVE-2002-1174 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Fetchmail, published October 1, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.73%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in fetchmail 6.1.0-1.
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.
- Record
CVE-2002-1174- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.
- Record
CVE-2002-1174- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1158 No score
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1158- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqhj-2h3q-6ghm No score
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.
- Record
GHSA-vqhj-2h3q-6ghm- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.
- Record
CVE-2002-1174- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-1174 No score
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1174- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
fetchmailDebian:12 |
before 6.1.0-1 | 6.1.0-1 |
fetchmailDebian:13 |
before 6.1.0-1 | 6.1.0-1 |
fetchmailDebian:14 |
before 6.1.0-1 | 6.1.0-1 |
fetchmail-sslDebian:3.0 |
before 5.9.11-6.1 | 5.9.11-6.1 |
fetchmailDebian:3.0 |
before 5.9.11-6.1 | 5.9.11-6.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |