# CVE-2002-0029: Buffer overflows in the DNS stub resolver library in ISC BIND 4.9.2 through 4.9.10, and other derived libraries such as BSD libc and GNU gli

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-11-21 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflows in the DNS stub resolver library in ISC BIND 4.9.2 through 4.9.10, and other derived libraries such as BSD libc and GNU glibc, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DNS server responses that trigger the overflow in the (1) getnetbyname, or (2) getnetbyaddr functions, aka "LIBRESOLV: buffer overrun" and a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0684.

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## References

- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10624.php
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-028.txt.asc
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-31.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6186
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/844360
- http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind-security.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2002/Nov/msg00000.html
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021201-01-P

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