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7.5high

CVE-2002-0909

Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code via long responses, or local u…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known

Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code via long responses, or local users can gain privileges via long command line arguments (2) -f, (3) -n, (4) -D, (5) -M, or (6) -P, or via long environment variables (7) JNAMES or (8) MAILSERVER.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=102306166201275&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/4900 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/4899 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9227.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0287.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=vuln-dev&m=102297259123103&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULN-DEV, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9226.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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