CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1792

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Fake Identd versions 0.9 through 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a long request that is split into multiple packets.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Fake Identd to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Fake Identd 0.9 through 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a long request that is split into multiple packets.

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