CVE-2002-0702
highpriority · attend · 61EPSS 0.311 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for dynamic DNS code (print.c) of ISC DHCP daemon (DHCPD) 3 to 3.0.1rc8, with the NSUPDATE option enabled, allow remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a DNS server response.
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-21440ISC DHCPD 2.0/3.0.1 - NSUPDATE Remote Format Stringfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (18)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0063.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000483enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102089498828206&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-12.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9039.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854315enisa_euvd
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-037.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_19_dhcp.htmlenisa_euvd
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