CVE-2021-36386 Information

Description

report_vbuild in report.c in Fetchmail before 6.4.20 sometimes omits initialization of the vsnprintf va_list argument which might allow mail servers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via long error messages. NOTE: it is unclear whether use of Fetchmail on any realistic platform results in an impact beyond an inconvenience to the client user.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/28/5 https://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2021-01.txt https://www.fetchmail.info/security.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/09/1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGYO5AHSXTCKA4NQC2Z4H3XMMYNAGC77/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OIXKO6QW3AUHGJVWKJXBCOVBYJUJRBFC/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5