CVE-2002-0163

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Squid before 2.4 STABLE4, and Squid 2.5 and 2.6 until March 12, 2002 distributions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via compressed DNS responses.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.90% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory freebsd.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-051.html	vendor advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-027.php	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-017.1.txt	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101716495023226&w=2	mailing list
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8628.php	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4363	vdb entry
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2002_2.txt
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:19.squid.asc	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0163?: CVE-2002-0163 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0163?: To fix CVE-2002-0163, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0163 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0163 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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