CVE-2002-1175 Information

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.

Reference

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.php http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5826