security flaw
Published Oct 1, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.99%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.0.0
- 4.5.1
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.3
- 4.5.4
- 4.5.5
- 4.5.6
- 4.5.7
- 4.5.8
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
- 4.6.3
- 4.6.4
- 4.6.5
- 4.6.6
- 4.6.7
- 4.6.8
- 4.6.9
- 4.7.0
- 4.7.1
- 4.7.2
- 4.7.3
- 4.7.4
- 4.7.5
- 4.7.6
- 4.7.7
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.6
- 5.0.7
- 5.0.8
- 5.1.0
- 5.1.4
- 5.2.0
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.3
- 5.2.4
- 5.2.7
- 5.2.8
- 5.3.0
- 5.3.1
- 5.3.3
- 5.3.8
- 5.4.0
- 5.4.3
- 5.4.4
- 5.4.5
- 5.5.0
- 5.5.2
- 5.5.3
- 5.5.5
- 5.5.6
- 5.6.0
- 5.7.0
- 5.7.2
- 5.7.4
- 5.8
- 5.8.1
- 5.8.2
- 5.8.3
- 5.8.4
- 5.8.5
- 5.8.6
- 5.8.11
- 5.8.13
- 5.8.14
- 5.8.17
- 5.9.0
- 5.9.4
- 5.9.5
- 5.9.8
- 5.9.10
- 5.9.11
- 5.9.13
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:216
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:215
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:215
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:215
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:155
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:215
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:215
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:215
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:216 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:155 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01992) | 79.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01992) | 78.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.34% (0.01344) | 78.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.79% (0.02793) | 91.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 2.79% (0.02793) | 90.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.35% (0.03349) | 89.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5826 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1175 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616857 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1175
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1175
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5826 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1175 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616857 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1175 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1175 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.