CVE-2002-1175
EPSS 1.3%Published: 10/11/2002Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/fetchmailfrom 0, < 6.1.0-1