PUBLISHED DATE: December 31, 2002CVE-2002-2368:
Denial of Service Vulnerability

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.

Products

• NEC SOCKS 5
• NEC Socks 5
• NEC Socks 5 1.0r11
• NEC Socks 5 1.0r5

Questions to Ask Vendors

1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2002-2368, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2002-2368 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

Recommended Actions

• Check out the advisory links provided below.

References

• http://webappsec.pbworks.com/Buffer-Overflow
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/10.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/100.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/123.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/14.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/24.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/42.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/44.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/45.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/46.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/47.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/8.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/9.html
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2368