CVE-2002-1146

security flaw

Published Sep 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The BIND 4 and BIND 8.2.x stub resolver libraries, and other libraries such as glibc 2.2.5 and earlier, libc, and libresolv, use the maximum buffer size instead of the actual size when processing a DNS response, which causes the stub resolvers to read past the actual boundary ("read buffer overflow"), allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-1134 The BIND 4 and BIND 8.2.x stub resolver libraries, and other libraries such as glibc 2.2.5 and earlier, libc, and libresolv, use the maximum buffer size instead of the actual size when processing a DNS response, which causes the stub resolvers to read past the actual boundary ("read buffer overflow"), allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 3:12 AM
Reserved
Sep 23, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 11, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 3, 2002, 12:00 AM