CVE-2002-0684

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    CVE-2002-0684

    Published: 12 Aug 2002Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-139.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-139.html, http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000507, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102581482511612&w=2, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542971, http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-050.php

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High