VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1896
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.59%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.59% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- alsaplayer/alsaplayer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://alsaplayer.org/changelog.php3Patch
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/alsaplayer/alsaplayer/app/Main.cpp.diff?r1=1.66&r2=1.67Patch
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-September/001730.htmlPatch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10157.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5767Exploit, Patch
- http://alsaplayer.org/changelog.php3Patch
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/alsaplayer/alsaplayer/app/Main.cpp.diff?r1=1.66&r2=1.67Patch
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-September/001730.htmlPatch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10157.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5767Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.