Improper input validation in Fetchmail
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.020 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Fetchmail — versions 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_ENGARDE)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)