CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1279

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in conf.c for Masqmail versions 0.1.x before 0.1.17 and 0.2.x before 0.2.15 allow local users to gain privileges via certain entries in the configuration file (-C option).

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation by local users, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Masqmail to the latest version to eliminate these security vulnerabilities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in conf.c for Masqmail 0.1.x before 0.1.17, and 0.2.x before 0.2.15, allow local users to gain privileges via certain entries in the configuration file (-C option).

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