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CRITICAL
CVE-2002-2368
NEC SOCKS5 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple buffer overflows in NEC SOCKS5 1.0 r11 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long username to (1) the GetString function in proxy.c for the SOCKS5 module or (2) the HandleS4Connection function in proxy.c for the SOCKS4 module.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2002, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2002-2368 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2002-2368 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nec socks_5

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2002-2368 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2002-2368 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0033.html
    Added Reference http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9485.php
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5145
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5147
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.80 }} -8.97%

score

0.88914

percentile

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