CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0130

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in efax 0.9 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -x argument.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update efax to the latest version that does not contain this vulnerability and to avoid setting setuid for this program.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in efax 0.9 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -x argument.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS