CVE-2002-1146

Description

The BIND 4 and BIND 8.2.x stub resolver libraries, and other libraries such as glibc 2.2.5 and earlier, libc, and libresolv, use the maximum buffer size instead of the actual size when processing a DNS response, which causes the stub resolvers to read past the actual boundary ("read buffer overflow"), allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.32% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory mandrakesoft.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000535	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-212.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-197.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-258.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-022.html	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-015.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/738331	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:009	vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10295.php	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1146?: CVE-2002-1146 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1146?: To fix CVE-2002-1146, 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-2002-1146 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1146 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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