CVE-2002-2368 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2007-10-31

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 16.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nec:socks_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.16728.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0033.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9485.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5145
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5147

History

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Subscriptions

Nec Socks 5

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-31T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:16:54.867Z

Reserved: 2007-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-2368

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-2368

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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