CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0651

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the DNS resolver code used in libc, glibc, and libbind, derived from ISC BIND, allows remote malicious DNS servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the stub resolvers.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to attacks that lead to denial of service and potential takeover of systems by malicious code.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the libc, glibc, and libbind libraries to the latest versions to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the DNS resolver code used in libc, glibc, and libbind, as derived from ISC BIND, allows remote malicious DNS servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the stub resolvers.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS