security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.05%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Squid before 2.4 STABLE4, and Squid 2.5 and 2.6 until March 12, 2002 distributions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via compressed DNS responses.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:051
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:051
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:051
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:051
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:051
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:051 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:051 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:051 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:051 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:051 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 96.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 96.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03895) | 86.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.67% (0.02666) | 84.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 30.56% (0.30563) | 97.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 30.56% (0.30563) | 96.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 22.13% (0.22130) | 95.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 97.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 96.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-017.1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:19.squid.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101716495023226&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-051.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8628.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-027.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4363 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2002_2.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0163 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616746 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0163
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0163
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-017.1.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA | |
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:19.squid.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101716495023226&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-051.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8628.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-027.php | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4363 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2002_2.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0163 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616746 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0163 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0163 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.