CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0684

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in DNS resolver functions that perform lookup of network names and addresses occurs in BIND 4.9.8 and glibc 2.2.5 and earlier. This allows remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute code, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of BIND and glibc to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in DNS resolver functions that perform lookup of network names and addresses, as used in BIND 4.9.8 and ported to glibc 2.2.5 and earlier, allows remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code through a subroutine used by functions such as getnetbyname and getnetbyaddr.

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