MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in nslookup in IBM AIX may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code
Published Mar 18, 2003
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Buffer overflow in nslookup in IBM AIX may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.41% 0.00406
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00406
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 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 24.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.99% (0.02994) | 83.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.99% (0.02994) | 81.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.99% (0.02994) | 64.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q4/0002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q4/0002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 4, 2003
Link CVE-2002-1551
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a