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CVE-2002-0180

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-04-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Webalizer 2.01-06, when configured to use reverse DNS lookups, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting to the monitored web server from an IP address that resolves to a long hostname.

Affected products

• Bradford Barrett Webalizer: 2.0.1.6, 2.0.1.9

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101888467527673&w=2
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582923
• http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/news.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4504
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8837
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101888467527673&w=2
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582923
• http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/news.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4504
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8837

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