CVE-2002-0740 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 73)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in slrnpull for the SLRN package, when installed setuid or setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -d (SPOOLDIR) argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.47% — more likely to be exploited than 73% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| slrn development team | slrn |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SLRNPull 0.9.6 - Spool Directory Command Line Parameter Buffer Overflow | 2002-04-22 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0302.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269667
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270235
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8910.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4569
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0302.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269667
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270235
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8910.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4569
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