Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1175 · published 11 October 2002

CVE-2002-1175: Fetchmail improper input validation vulnerability

Fetchmail · Fetchmail

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% · top 20.1% CWE-20 · Improper input validation

5.0CVSS 2.0 base score

2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

16References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Fetchmail Fetchmail

References

Link	Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.php	Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5826
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.php	Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5826

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1175), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.