CVE-2002-1563 Affecting stunnel package, versions <2:3.24-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-STUNNEL-16638895
  • published11 May 2026
  • disclosed12 May 2003

Introduced: 12 May 2003

CVE-2002-1563  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable stunnel to version 2:3.24-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream stunnel package and not the stunnel package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

stunnel 4.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via SIGCHLD signal handler race conditions that cause an inconsistency in the child counter.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1