CVE catalog
CVE-2002-1175
fetchmail: CVE-2002-1175
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.99% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | fetchmail | sid | 6.6.9-1 | fixed |
| Debian | fetchmail | forky | 6.6.9-1 | fixed |
| Debian | fetchmail | trixie | 6.4.39-1 | fixed |
| Debian | fetchmail | bookworm | 6.4.37-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | fetchmail | source | sid | 6.1.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | fetchmail | source | forky | 6.1.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | fetchmail | source | trixie | 6.1.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | fetchmail | source | bookworm | 6.1.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [fetchmail]Fixed
Details (2)
6.4.37-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.1.0-1dsa · fetchmail · debian · bookworm; dsa · fetchmail · debian · 12
6.4.37-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.1.0-1dsa · fetchmail · debian · bookworm; dsa · fetchmail · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Observed: