CVE-2002-0423

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-0423
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-08-12 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in efingerd 1.5 and earlier, and possibly up to 1.61, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a finger request from an IP address with a long hostname that is obtained via a reverse DNS lookup.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Efingerd Efingerd 1.3 All All All
Application Efingerd Efingerd 1.6.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ISS X-Force Database: efingerd-reverse-lookup-bo (8380): efingerd reverse-lookup buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
EFingerD Reverse Resolver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - efingerd remote buffer overflow and a dangerous feature - From [email protected] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk
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