Is CVE-2002-0163 actively exploited?

CVE-2002-0163 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2002-0163?

CVE-2002-0163 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2002-0163?

Patch guidance is available from squid security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2002-0163.

CVE-2002-0163 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Squid before 2.4 STABLE4, and Squid 2.5 and 2.6 until March 12, 2002 distributions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via compressed DNS responses.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SQUID
Published: 3/26/2002
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2002-0163

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