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5.3 Medium

CVE-2026-94184 Fetchmail: fetchmail: stack-based buffer overflow in ntlm authentication (fetchmail-sa-2026-01)

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in fetchmail when built with NTLM support. A malicious or compromised mail server advertising NTLM authentication can send a crafted Type 2 challenge that causes fetchmail to write past a fixed stack buffer while building the NTLM authenticate response. This may lead to remote code execution depending on stack-frame layout, or to authentication failure or process termination under memory hardening.

CVSS 3.1 detail

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

Exploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published

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