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TI-2002-00026 Aliases CVE-2002-0029GHSA-wc7g-r6mj-mjf6

Buffer overflows in the DNS stub resolver library in ISC BIND 4.9.2 through 4.9.10, and…

Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflows in the DNS stub resolver library in ISC BIND 4.9.2 through 4.9.10, and other derived libraries such as BSD libc and GNU glibc, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DNS server responses that trigger the overflow in the (1) getnetbyname, or (2) getnetbyaddr functions, aka "LIBRESOLV: buffer overrun" and a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0684.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09861 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.2VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.3VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.4VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.5VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.6VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.7VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.8VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.9VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.10VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.23VulnerableAstaro
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.2 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.3 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.4 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.5 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.6 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.7 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.8 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.9 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.10 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.23 Vulnerable ·Astaro
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.24VulnerableAstaro
cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.25VulnerableAstaro
cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.26VulnerableAstaro
cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.27VulnerableAstaro
cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.30VulnerableAstaro
cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableAstaro
cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.10VulnerableAstaro
cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:3.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.11VulnerableAstaro
  • cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.24 Vulnerable ·Astaro
  • cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.25 Vulnerable ·Astaro
  • cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.26 Vulnerable ·Astaro
  • cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.27 Vulnerable ·Astaro
  • cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:2.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.30 Vulnerable ·Astaro
  • cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Astaro
  • cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.10 Vulnerable ·Astaro
  • cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:3.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.11 Vulnerable ·Astaro

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:383 Released 2004-08-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    glibc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2004:383
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:383
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:383
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:383

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0029
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wc7g-r6mj-mjf6

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Sources

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