VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2002-1175
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.99%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-10-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation