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CVE-2002-0702

Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for dynamic DNS code (print.c) of ISC DHCP daemon (DHCPD) 3 to 3.0

Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for dynamic DNS code (print.c) of ISC DHCP daemon (DHCPD) 3 to 3.0.1rc8, with the NSUPDATE option enabled, allow remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a DNS server response.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.31719
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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isc dhcpdall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteISC DHCPD 2.0/3.0.1 - NSUPDATE Remote Format Stringverified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communitySERVER-OTHER bootp hostname format string attemptmisc-attack
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD26 Jul 2002 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2005:212Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-028.0.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0063.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000483
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102089498828206&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-12.htmlPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9039.phpPatchVendor Advisory
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