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CVE-2002-0180
Buffer overflow in Webalizer 2.01-06, when configured to use reverse DNS lookups, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by…
High7.5EPSS 4.4%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in Webalizer 2.01-06, when configured to use reverse DNS lookups, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting to the monitored web server from an IP address that resolves to a long hostname.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20020415 Remote buffer overflow in Webalizer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- webalizer-reverse-dns-bo(8837) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/news.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 4504 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- VU#582923 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
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