CVE-2002-0400
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.142 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002:119 - FixedRed Hat Linux 7.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:154
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affected products (9)
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- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2002:119Red Hat Security Advisory: bind security update2002-07-30csaf · redhat_csafUS
Version 9 of ISC BIND, prior to version 9.2.1, contained a denial of service (DoS) attack vulnerability. Various versions of the ISC BIND resolver libraries are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack.
- RHSA-2003:154Red Hat Security Advisory: : : : Updated bind packages fix buffer overflow in resolver library2003-06-18csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated BIND packages that fix a number of vulnerabilities are now available for Red Hat Linux on IBM iSeries and pSeries systems.
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references (24)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0022.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000494enisa_euvd
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:038enisa_euvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-15.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9250.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739123enisa_euvd
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_21_bind9.htmlenisa_euvd
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