CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0910

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflows in the netstd 3.07-17 package allow remote DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via a long FQDN reply. This issue has been observed in utilities such as linux-ftpd, pcnfsd, tftp, traceroute, and from/to.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, posing a serious security threat to systems using the affected applications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the netstd package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflows in netstd 3.07-17 package allows remote DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via a long FQDN reply, as observed in the utilities (1) linux-ftpd, (2) pcnfsd, (3) tftp, (4) traceroute, or (5) from/to.

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