CVE-2002-0029

Original description

Buffer overflows in the DNS stub resolver library in ISC BIND 4.9.2 through 4.9.10, and other derived libraries such as BSD libc and GNU glibc, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DNS server responses that trigger the overflow in the (1) getnetbyname, or (2) getnetbyaddr functions, aka "LIBRESOLV: buffer overrun" and a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0684.

Affected software

• BIND 9 = 4.9.2= 4.9.9= 4.9.6= 4.9.8= 4.9.7= 4.9.5 exact match

Details

Published

2002-11-29

Last modified

2026-06-16

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

• cve.org/CVE-2002-0029
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0029
• lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2002/Nov/msg00000.html
• www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-31.html
• www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind-security.html
• www.iss.net/security_center/static/10624.php
• www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/844360
• www.securityfocus.com/bid/6186