Out-of-Bounds Affecting fetchmail package, versions <6.2.5-16


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.88% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-FETCHMAIL-20044287
  • published22 Sept 2026
  • disclosed27 Jul 2005

Introduced: 27 Jul 2005

CVE-2005-2335  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest fetchmail to version 6.2.5-16 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fetchmail package and not the fetchmail package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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