CVE catalog

CVE-2002-1215

heartbeat: CVE-2002-1215

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 14, 2002, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 6.33% · Oct 25, 2026

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in heartbeat 0.4.9 and earlier (claimed as buffer overflows in some sources) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain packets to UDP port 694 (incorrectly claimed as TCP in some sources).

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	heartbeat	sid	`1:3.0.6-20`	fixed
Debian	heartbeat	forky	`1:3.0.6-20`	fixed
Debian	heartbeat	trixie	`1:3.0.6-17`	fixed
Debian	heartbeat	bookworm	`1:3.0.6-13`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	heartbeat	source	sid	`0.4.9.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	heartbeat	source	forky	`0.4.9.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	heartbeat	source	trixie	`0.4.9.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	heartbeat	source	bookworm	`0.4.9.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[heartbeat]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
[heartbeat-dev]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
[libheartbeat2]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
[libheartbeat2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[heartbeat]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
- 1:3.0.6-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
[heartbeat-dev]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
- 1:3.0.6-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
[libheartbeat2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
- 1:3.0.6-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
[libheartbeat2t64]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
- 1:3.0.6-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.9.2-1
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 4:28:20 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]