CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0909

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code or local users to gain privileges via long command line arguments or environment variables.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious security risk, allowing remote code execution and privilege escalation, which could lead to unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update mnews to the latest version to mitigate these vulnerabilities and restrict system access for unauthorized users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code via long responses, or local users can gain privileges via long command line arguments (2) -f, (3) -n, (4) -D, (5) -M, or (6) -P, or via long environment variables (7) JNAMES or (8) MAILSERVER.

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