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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1563 · published 12 May 2003

CVE-2002-1563: Stunnel vulnerability

Stunnel · Stunnel

stunnel 4.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via SIGCHLD signal handler race conditions that cause an inconsistency in the child counter.

1.2 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.34% · top 74.8%
1.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.34%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

stunnel 4.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via SIGCHLD signal handler race conditions that cause an inconsistency in the child counter.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000736
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104247606910598
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106029168514511&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=stunnel-users&m=103600188215117&w=2
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3535.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-221.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-223.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6592
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000736
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104247606910598
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106029168514511&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=stunnel-users&m=103600188215117&w=2
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3535.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-221.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-223.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6592

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1563), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-10). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.