CVE-2002-0702

Description

Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for dynamic DNS code (print.c) of ISC DHCP daemon (DHCPD) 3 to 3.0.1rc8, with the NSUPDATE option enabled, allow remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a DNS server response.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 37.65% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4701	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854315	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_19_dhcp.html	vendor advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-12.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102089498828206&w=2	mailing list
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000483	vendor advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-037.php	patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0063.html	mailing list
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9039.php	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-028.0.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0702?: CVE-2002-0702 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0702?: To fix CVE-2002-0702, 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-2002-0702 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0702 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~38% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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