# CVE-2002-0684

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0684
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.15
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Jul 31, 2002
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-050.php)
- [CNA](http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000507)
- [CNA](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542971)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102581482511612&w=2)
- [CNA](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-139.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 3.65%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 87.6

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