CVE-2011-1947
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CVE-2011-1947
fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait time after issuing a (1) STARTTLS or (2) STLS request, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application hang) by acknowledging the request but not sending additional packets.
Exploit probability
2.6%
Published
June 2, 2011
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2011-1947
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fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait time after issuing a (1) STARTTLS or (2) STLS request, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application hang) by acknowledging the request but not sending additional packets.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://gitorious.org/fetchmail/fetchmail/blobs/legacy_63/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061634.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061672.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061735.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/17
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/2
- http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:107
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518251/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48043
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025605
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67700