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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0684 · published 12 August 2002

CVE-2002-0684: Gnu glibc vulnerability

Gnu · Glibc

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.9% · top 7.1%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
5.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by 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.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000507
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102581482511612&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-139.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542971 US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-050.php
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000507
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102581482511612&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-139.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542971 US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-050.php

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0684), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.