VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0180
Buffer overflow in Webalizer 2.01-06, when configured to use reverse DNS lookups, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting to the monitored web server from an IP address that resolves to a long hostname.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Webalizer 2.01-06, when configured to use reverse DNS lookups, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting to the monitored web server from an IP address that resolves to a long hostname.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.42% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- bradford barrett/webalizer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101888467527673&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582923US Government Resource
- http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/news.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4504
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8837
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101888467527673&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582923US Government Resource
- http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/news.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4504
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8837
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.