CVE-2002-2368

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability94. percentile6.9%
ProductNec Socks
PublishedDec 31, 2002
First seenDec 31, 2002

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
nec socks_5v ≤ 1.0r11—

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