VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2099
Buffer overflow in the GNU DataDisplay Debugger (DDD) 3.3.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and possibly gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the GNU DataDisplay Debugger (DDD) 3.3.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and possibly gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. NOTE: since DDD is not installed setuid or setgid, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.58% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/data display debugger
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1003241Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7979
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1003241Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7979
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.