CVE-2002-0684

security flaw

Published Jul 31, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0678 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:56 AM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 12, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:57 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 26, 2002, 12:00 AM