CVE-2002-0702

Exp

Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for dynamic DNS code (print.c) of ISC DHCP daemon (DHCPD) 3 to 3.0.1rc8, with the NSUPDATE option enabled, allow remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a DNS server response.

Published: 2002-07-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0702 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 31.14%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0702

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21440 exploit_db edb 2002-05-08 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0702

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 2026-06-15 31.72% 31.14% -0.58%
2 2026-02-12 37.65% 31.72% -5.93%
3 2025-03-30 — 37.65% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0702

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0702

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0702

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isc dhcpd 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcpd 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcpd 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcpd 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcpd 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcpd 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcpd 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcpd 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcpd 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0702

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