CVE-2002-1175
EPSS 1.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2002-1175
To remediate CVE-2002-1175, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/fetchmail—upgrade to 6.1.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2002-1175 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 6.1.0-1