CVE-2002-0423
Buffer overflow in efingerd 1.5 and earlier, and possibly up to 1.61, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a finger request from an IP address with a long hostname that is obtained via a reverse…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in efingerd 1.5 and earlier, and possibly up to 1.61, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a finger request from an IP address with a long hostname that is obtained via a reverse DNS lookup.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.33% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- efingerd/efingerd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html
- http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.5.tar.gz
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8380.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4239Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html
- http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.5.tar.gz
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8380.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4239Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.