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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0684

CVE-2002-0684

Description

Buffer overflow in DNS resolver functions that perform lookup of network names and addresses, as used in BIND 4.9.8 and ported to glibc 2.2.5 and earlier, allows remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code through a subroutine used by functions such as getnetbyname and getnetbyaddr.

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Affected products

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  • GNU/Glibc
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=2.2.5
  • Isc/Bind2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =4.9.8
  • Bminor/Glibcllm-fuzzy
    Range: <=2.2.5

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