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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-1957

Buffer overflow in the netlog function in pen.c for Pen 0.9.1 and 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via malformed log messages.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.31%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in the netlog function in pen.c for Pen 0.9.1 and 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via malformed log messages.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.31% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
pen/pen
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.