CVE-2002-1391

Description

Buffer overflow in cnd-program for mgetty before 1.1.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Caller ID string with a long CallerName argument.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.00% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory alphanet.ch

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11072	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-036.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7303	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-021.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154413326136&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-008.html	vendor advisory
http://search.alphanet.ch/cgi-bin/search.cgi?msgid=20021125142338.E12094%40greenie.muc.de&max_results=1&type=long&domain=ml-mgetty	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1391?: CVE-2002-1391 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1391?: To fix CVE-2002-1391, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1391 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1391 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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