CVE-2002-0400

N/A Unknown
Published: June 18, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.24.1/CSSA-2002-SCO.24.1.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0022.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000494
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:038
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-15.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9250.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739123
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_21_bind9.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-105.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-119.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-154.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4936
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.24.1/CSSA-2002-SCO.24.1.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000494
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-15.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9250.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_21_bind9.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-105.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-119.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-154.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4936
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
27.7%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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