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CVE-2005-2335

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to...

5.0 MediumFix available

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

Exploit likelihood

5.88%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

Record
CVE-2005-2335
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

Record
CVE-2005-2335
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2336 No score

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

Record
EUVD-2005-2336
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64xp-j337-hw4c No score

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to...

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

Record
GHSA-64xp-j337-hw4c
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

Record
CVE-2005-2335
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-2335 No score

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2335
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
fetchmail
Debian:12
 before 6.2.5-16
6.2.5-16
fetchmail
Debian:13
 before 6.2.5-16
6.2.5-16
fetchmail
Debian:14
 before 6.2.5-16
6.2.5-16
fetchmail
Debian:3.1
 before 6.2.5-12sarge1, plus listed versions
6.2.5-12
6.2.5-12sarge1
fetchmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
fetchmail-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
fetchmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
fetchmail-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
fetchmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
fetchmail-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
fetchmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
fetchmail-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
0:6.2.0-3.el3.2
fetchmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
fetchmail-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
fetchmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
fetchmail-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
fetchmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
fetchmail-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
fetchmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
fetchmail-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:6.2.5-6.el4.2
0:6.2.5-6.el4.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2005-2335 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Fetchmail, published July 27, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.88%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in fetchmail 6.2.5-16.

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