security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.22%
Description
ISC BIND 9 before 9.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown) via a malformed DNS packet that triggers an error condition that is not properly handled when the rdataset parameter to the dns_message_findtype() function in message.c is not NULL, aka DoS_findtype.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:119
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:105
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:154
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:105
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:105
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:119 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:105 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:154 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:105 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:105 |
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:N/I:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.22% (0.14218) | 96.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.22% (0.14218) | 96.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 28.73% (0.28729) | 96.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 27.73% (0.27728) | 96.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.58% (0.22584) | 93.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 27.73% (0.27728) | 96.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.87% (0.06870) | 93.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 11.23% (0.11226) | 95.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 6.00% (0.06000) | 92.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.66% (0.04655) | 91.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 23.60% (0.23599) | 96.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 23.60% (0.23599) | 94.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.24.1/CSSA-2002-SCO.24.1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0022.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000494 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-15.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9250.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739123 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_21_bind9.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-105.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-119.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-154.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4936 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0400 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616774 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0400
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0400
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.