7.5
CVE-2001-0819
- EPSS 7.16%
- Published 06.12.2001 05:00:00
- Last modified 03.04.2025 01:03:51
- Source cve@mitre.org
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
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.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 7.16% | 0.907 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.5 | 10 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.