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CVE-2021-36386

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2021-07-30 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Fetchmail FetchmailFedoraproject Fedora

Weakness Type

CWE-909

References