DEBIAN-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...

CVE-2002-1175

CVE-2002-1175 concerns Fetchmail’s getmxrecord boundary handling. The advisory states that Fetchmail versions 6.0.0 and earlier are vulnerable to a malformed DNS packet causing a denial of service (crash) when reading beyond boundaries, notably when used in multi‑drop mode. Connected sources indi...