CVE-2002-1896 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 75)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer 0.99.71, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -f or (2) -o command line argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.59% — more likely to be exploited than 75% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| alsaplayer | alsaplayer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AlsaPlayer 0.99.71 - Local Buffer Overflow | 2002-09-20 |
References
- http://alsaplayer.org/changelog.php3
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/alsaplayer/alsaplayer/app/Main.cpp.diff?r1=1.66&r2=1.67
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-September/001730.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10157.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5767
- http://alsaplayer.org/changelog.php3
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/alsaplayer/alsaplayer/app/Main.cpp.diff?r1=1.66&r2=1.67
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-September/001730.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10157.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5767
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