CVE-2002-1175

The getmxrecord function in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier does not properly check the boundary of a particular malformed DNS packet from a malicious DNS server…

published October 1, 2002

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
80.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The getmxrecord function in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier does not properly check the boundary of a particular malformed DNS packet from a malicious DNS server, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when Fetchmail attempts to read data beyond the expected boundary.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01992 · 80.4th percentile
Published
2002-10-01T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 OCT 04:00Z
    The getmxrecord function in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier does not properly check the boundary of a particular malformed DNS packet from a malicious DNS server…
    cvelistv5