CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1689

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unknown vulnerability in the login program on AIX before version 4.0 could allow remote users to specify 100 or more environment variables when logging on, exceeding the length of a certain string, potentially triggering a buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code or gain unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the AIX system to version 4.0 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Unknown vulnerability in the login program on AIX before 4.0 could allow remote users to specify 100 or more environment variables when logging on, which exceeds the length of a certain string, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

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