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