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CVE-2002-1146

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…

Medium5.0EPSS 3.3%
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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).

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2002-1146, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium5.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
3.3% · top 12% 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: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

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Affected products

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