CVE-2002-2205 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Webresolve 0.1.0 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The attack involves connecting from an IP address that resolves to an excessively long hostname. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, but its impact is limited to partial integrity and no confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webresolve:webresolve:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webresolve:webresolve:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webresolve:webresolve:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.