CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-2367

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2002-2367 describes an off-by-one buffer overflow vulnerability in NEC SOCKS5 version 1.0 r11 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code via a long hostname.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to denial of service and the possibility of remote code execution, which can lead to serious security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of NEC SOCKS5 to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Off-by-one buffer overflow in NEC SOCKS5 1.0 r11 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long hostname.

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