# CVE-2002-0400

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0400
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 1.39
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Sep 1, 2004
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

ISC BIND 9 before 9.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown) via a malformed DNS packet that triggers an error condition that is not properly handled when the rdataset parameter to the dns_message_findtype() function in message.c is not NULL, aka DoS_findtype.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php)
- [CNA](http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000494)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-119.html)
- [CNA](http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:038)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4936)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-105.html)
- [CNA](http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-15.html)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-154.html)
- [CNA](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739123)
- [CNA](http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0022.html)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.24.1/CSSA-2002-SCO.24.1.txt)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9250.php)
- [CNA](http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_21_bind9.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 27.73%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 96.3

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._