CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-2368

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in NEC SOCKS5 1.0 r11 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long username.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service or gain control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of NEC SOCKS5 to eliminate these vulnerabilities and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in NEC SOCKS5 1.0 r11 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long username to (1) the GetString function in proxy.c for the SOCKS5 module or (2) the HandleS4Connection function in proxy.c for the SOCKS4 module.

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