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CVE-2002-1221

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 7.57%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-11-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2002-1221
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
7.57%

Original NVD Description

BIND 8.x through 8.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via SIG RR elements with invalid expiry times, which are removed from the internal BIND database and later cause a null dereference.