CVE-2002-0684

Published: Aug 12, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Gnu: Glibc · Isc: Bind

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Glibc	Up to 2.2.5
Isc Bind	Version 4.9.8

References (10)

http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000507

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102581482511612&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-139.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542971

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-050.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000507

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102581482511612&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-139.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542971

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-050.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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