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, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when Fetchmail attempts to read data beyond the expected boundary.

Scoring

CVSS base score
0.05
EPSS probability
1.34%
Published
2002-10-01
Last modified
2026-03-16

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