security flaw
Published Jul 31, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.86%
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 products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:167
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:139
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:139
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:139
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:212
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:139
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:139
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:167 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:139 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:139 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:139 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:212 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:139 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:139 |
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.86% (0.05861) | 92.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.86% (0.05861) | 92.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.54% (0.03535) | 86.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.00% (0.04995) | 82.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.54% (0.03535) | 86.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01029) | 84.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01029) | 83.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 80.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 83.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 84.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 82.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 65.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000507 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102581482511612&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-139.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542971 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-050.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0684 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616795 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0684
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0684
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000507 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102581482511612&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-139.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542971 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-050.php | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0684 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616795 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0684 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0684 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.