CVE-2002-1506

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-1506
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-04-02 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Linuxconf before 1.28r4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable, which overflows an error string that is generated.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.1.6r10 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.1.7 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.1.8 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.1.9r1 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.1.9r2 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.1 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.1r1 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.1r2 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.1r3 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.1r4 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.1r5 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.1r6 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.1r7 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.1r8 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.2 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.3 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.3r1 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.3r2 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.4 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.4r2 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.4r4 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.4r5 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.27 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.27r3 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.27r4 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.27r5 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.28 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.28r1 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.28r2 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.28r3 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2r1 All All All
Application Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2r2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Neohapsis Archives - VulnWatch - [VulnWatch] iDEFENSE Security Advisory: Linuxconf locally exploitable buffer overflow - From dendler_at_idefense.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Linuxconf Local Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - iDEFENSE Security Advisory: Linuxconf locally exploitable buffer overflow - From dendler_at_idefense.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
linuxconf 1.28r4 changes log af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.solucorp.qc.ca
ISS X-Force Database: linuxconf-linuxconflang-env-bo (9980): Linuxconf LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
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