CVE-2025-61962
Oct. 4, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
5.9
Medium
Description
In fetchmail before 6.5.6, the SMTP client can crash when authenticating upon receiving a 334 status code in a malformed context.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fetchmail |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-142
Improper Neutralization of Value Delimiters
The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as value delimiters when they are sent to a downstream component.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | fetchmail | fetchmail | <6.5.6 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: HIGH
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
Published: Oct. 4, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 4, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 4, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Status : Received
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
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