Description
Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2012-3438 | Fetchmail 5.0.8 through 6.3.21, when using NTLM authentication in debug mode, allows remote NTLM servers to (1) cause a denial of service (crash and delayed delivery of inbound mail) via a crafted NTLM response that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the base64 decoder, or (2) obtain sensitive information from memory via an NTLM Type 2 message with a crafted Target Name structure, which triggers an out-of-bounds read. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.577Z
Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-3482
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-12-21T05:46:16.167
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-3482
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD