VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2244
Akfingerd 0.5 and earlier versions allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a .plan with a symlink to /dev/urandom or other device, then disconnecting while data is being transferred, which causes a SIGPIPE error that Akfingerd cannot…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Akfingerd 0.5 and earlier versions allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a .plan with a symlink to /dev/urandom or other device, then disconnecting while data is being transferred, which causes a SIGPIPE error that Akfingerd cannot handle.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- akfingerd/akfingerd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0049.html
- http://synflood.at/akfingerd/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6324
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10795
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0049.html
- http://synflood.at/akfingerd/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6324
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10795
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.