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

Published 2002-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.069 (93.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.069 · newest: 0.069 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Nec Socks 5

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

www.securityfocus.com/bid/5145 (vdb-entry)
www.iss.net/security_center/static/9485.php (vdb-entry)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0033.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5147 (vdb-entry)

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.