CVE-2002-0825

Buffer overflow in the DNS SRV code for nss_ldap before nss_ldap-198 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0825 is rated Moderate Risk (56.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0825

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 2.96% 1.58% -1.38%
2 2025-03-29 1.58% 2.96% +1.38%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.58% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0825

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0825

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0825

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2002-0825 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libnss-ldap), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-0825
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0825

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0825

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
padl_software nss_ldap <= 198 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0825

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