CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1506

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Linuxconf before version 1.28r4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable, leading to an overflow of an error string.

Risk Assessment

Local users could exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized code, posing a serious threat to system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Linuxconf to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Linuxconf before 1.28r4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable, which overflows an error string that is generated.

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