CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0327

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Century Software TERM allows local users to gain root privileges via a long tty argument to the callin program.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security risk.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the callin program to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Century Software TERM allows local users to gain root privileges via a long tty argument to the callin program.

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