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TI-2002-00662 Aliases CVE-2002-0684GHSA-w4pr-xjh8-387g

Buffer overflow in DNS resolver functions that perform lookup of network names and…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · 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 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05861 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.2.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.8VulnerableISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.8 Vulnerable ·ISC

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:212 Released 2003-06-26 · Red Hat rating Critical
    : : : Updated glibc packages fix vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
  • RHSA-2002:167 Released 2002-08-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    glibc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • RHSA-2002:139 Released 2002-07-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated glibc packages fix vulnerabilities in resolver
    • Red Hat Linux 6.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.0
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2002:167
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2002:139
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2002:139
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2002:139
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2002:139
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2002:139

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0684
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4pr-xjh8-387g

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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