What is CVE-2002-2368?

CVE-2002-2368 is a vulnerability in Nec Socks 5, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2002-12-31.

Is CVE-2002-2368 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Nec Socks 5

CVE-2002-2368

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.069 (93.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Nec Socks_5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-2368?: CVE-2002-2368 is a vulnerability in Nec Socks 5, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2002-12-31.
Is CVE-2002-2368 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.