CVE-2002-0613
dnstools.php for DNSTools 2.0 beta 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the user_logged_in or user_dnstools_administrator parameters.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
dnstools.php for DNSTools 2.0 beta 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the user_logged_in or user_dnstools_administrator parameters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 11.25% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 April 2002
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- dnstools software/dnstools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 11.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0390.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.dnstools.com/dnstools_2.0.1.tar.gz
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8948.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4617Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0390.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.dnstools.com/dnstools_2.0.1.tar.gz
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8948.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4617Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.