CVE-2002-1220 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting BIND versions 8.3.x through 8.3.3, including various FreeBSD and OpenBSD distributions. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a crafted request for a non-existent subdomain containing an OPT resource record with a large UDP payload, causing the BIND service to terminate. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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