CVE-2002-0910 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Linux systems via buffer overflows in network utilities triggered by malicious DNS responses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0910?
CVE-2002-0910 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflows in netstd 3.07-17 package allows remote DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via a long FQDN reply, as observed in the utilities (1) linux-ftpd, (2) pcnfsd, (3) tftp, (4) traceroute, or (5) from/to.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0910?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Netstd.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0910?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-0910 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0910 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6m68-wxf8-f27j.