dnstools.php for DNSTools 2.0 beta 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the user_logged_in or user_dnstools_administrator parameters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0613 is rated High Exploit Risk (84/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.64%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21425 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-04-28 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 4.96% | 3.64% | -1.32% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 3.64% | 4.96% | +1.32% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 3.64% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| dnstools_software | dnstools | 2.0_beta3 | cpe:2.3:a:dnstools_software:dnstools:2.0_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dnstools_software | dnstools | 2.0_beta4 | cpe:2.3:a:dnstools_software:dnstools:2.0_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0390.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.dnstools.com/dnstools_2.0.1.tar.gz | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8948.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4617 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |