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CVE-2002-18961 exploit

Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer 0.99.71, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -f or (2) -o…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer 0.99.71, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -f or (2) -o command line argument.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21814 AlsaPlayer 0.99.71 - Local Buffer Overflow · local · 2002-09-20

CVSS scores

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

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/5767 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • alsaplayer.org /changelog.php3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10157.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-September/001730.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • cvs.sourceforge.net /viewcvs.py/alsaplayer/alsaplayer/app/Main.cpp.diff?r1=1.66&r2=1.67 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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