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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.99% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 80.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2002-10-01 04:00Z24 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-09-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d2cbe89174c372e6dd8b6f4b2a98858c00c345ccf490ce2ea3a74f60a9e74648
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.linux-mandrake.comMDKSA-2002:063http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php
- marc.info20020929 Advisory 03/2002: Fetchmail remote vulnerabilitieshttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2002:215http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html
- www.iss.netfetchmail-multidrop-bo(10203)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.php
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2002:531http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531
- www.linuxsecurity.comESA-20021003-023http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html
- www.securityfocus.com5826http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5826
- www.debian.orgDSA-171http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- fetchmail Fixed in 6.1.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- fetchmail Fixed in 6.1.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- fetchmail Fixed in 6.1.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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