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CVE-2002-15031 exploit

Buffer overflow in Automatic File Distributor (AFD) 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR enviro…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in Automatic File Distributor (AFD) 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w (workdir) argument to (1) afd, (2) afdcmd, (3) afd_ctrl, (4) init_afd, (5) mafd, (6) mon_ctrl, (7) show_olog, or (8) udc.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21771 AFD 1.2.x - Working Directory Local Buffer Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2002-09-04

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • iss.net /security_center/static/10036.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5626 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • dwd.de /AFD/txt/CHANGES · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0029.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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