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.

Date published : 2002-10-01

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5826

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2