VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0497
Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to access a raw socket via a long MTR_OPTIONS environment variable.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to access a raw socket via a long MTR_OPTIONS environment variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mtr/mtr
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0048.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-124Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8367.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4217Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0048.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-124Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8367.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4217Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.