CVE-2002-1506 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 75)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.61% — more likely to be exploited than 75% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-04-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| jacques gelinas | linuxconf |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linuxconf 1.1.x/1.2.x - Local Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (1) | 2002-08-28 |
| exploit-db | Linuxconf 1.1.x/1.2.x - Local Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (2) | 2002-08-28 |
| exploit-db | Linuxconf 1.1.x/1.2.x - Local Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (3) | 2002-08-28 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0304.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0093.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9980.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585
- http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/changes.hc?projet=linuxconf&version=1.28r4
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0304.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0093.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9980.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585
- http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/changes.hc?projet=linuxconf&version=1.28r4
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