CVE-2002-1175

Summary

CVECVE-2002-1175
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-10-11 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2016-10-18 02:24:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.9 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.1.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.1.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.3.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.3.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.3.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.3.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.4.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.4.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.4.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.4.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.6.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.7.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.7.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.7.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.14 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.17 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.10 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.5.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.6.9 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 4.7.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.0.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.1.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.1.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.2.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.3.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.3.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.3.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.3.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.4.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.4.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.4.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.4.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.5.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.6.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.7.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.7.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.7.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.14 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.17 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.10 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail All All All All

References

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ISS X-Force Database: fetchmail-multidrop-bo (10203): Fetchmail multi-drop mode multiple buffer overflows XF www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
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