{"id":"CVE-2002-0132","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2002-0132","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:29:56.173Z","title":"Buffer overflow in Chinput 3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.","description":"Buffer overflow in Chinput 3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.","published":"2002-03-25T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:56:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["chinput/chinput"],"epss":{"score":0.01168,"percentile":0.67151,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2002-01-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":21231,"kind":"exploit","title":"Chinput 3.0 - Environment Variable Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21231","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/21231.c","file":"exploits/linux/local/21231.c","published":"2002-01-16","added":"2002-01-16","updated":"2012-09-10","author":"xperc","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2002-0132","OSVDB-14253"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3896/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250815","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7911.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3896","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250815","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7911.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3896","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0132","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}