CVE-2002-0163 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Squid before 2.4 STABLE4, and Squid 2.5 and 2.6 until March 12, 2002 distributions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via compressed DNS responses.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 15.05% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-03-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| squid | squid |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Squid 2.4.1 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2002-05-14 |
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-017.1.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:19.squid.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101716495023226&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-051.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8628.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-027.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4363
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2002_2.txt
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-017.1.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:19.squid.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101716495023226&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-051.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8628.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-027.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4363
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2002_2.txt
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