Is CVE-2002-0400 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-0400 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-0400?

CVE-2002-0400 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-0400?

CVE-2002-0400 has an EPSS score of 14.22% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0400

MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

ISC BIND 9 before 9.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown) via a malformed DNS packet that triggers an error condition that is not properly handled when the rdataset parameter to the dns_message_findtype() function in message.c is not NULL, aka DoS_findtype.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

14.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0022.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000494
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:038
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-15.html
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9250.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739123
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_21_bind9.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-105.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-119.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-154.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4936

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.