Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1563

Description

stunnel 4.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via SIGCHLD signal handler race conditions that cause an inconsistency in the child counter.

Affected products

Stunnel/Stunnel
cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-221.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
marc.infonvd
marc.infonvd
marc.infonvd
www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3535.htmlnvd
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-223.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/6592nvd

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