CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1503

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Automatic File Distributor (AFD) version 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w (workdir) argument.

Risk Assessment

An attacker may gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to privilege escalation and full control over the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of AFD that is not vulnerable to this issue and to restrict access to environment variables for local users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Automatic File Distributor (AFD) 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w (workdir) argument to (1) afd, (2) afdcmd, (3) afd_ctrl, (4) init_afd, (5) mafd, (6) mon_ctrl, (7) show_olog, or (8) udc.

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