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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 6.89%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
6.89% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
nec/socks 5
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.