CVE-2002-1221

BIND 8.x through 8.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via SIG RR...

5.0 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

7.57%Down 18.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2002-1221
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2002-1221
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2002-1205 No score

Record: EUVD-2002-1205
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qgf-gfj4-gj5c No score

BIND 8.x through 8.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via SIG RR...

Record: GHSA-6qgf-gfj4-gj5c
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bind` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 8.3.3-2.0woody1	8.3.3-2.0woody1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-1221 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Isc Bind, published November 14, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.57%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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