CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-2396

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Advanced TFTP (atftp) versions 0.5 and 0.6, if installed with setuid or setgid, may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the -g option.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized code, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to remove setuid and setgid settings for atftp or to upgrade to a newer version that is not vulnerable to this issue.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Advanced TFTP (atftp) 0.5 and 0.6, if installed setuid or setgid, may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the -g option.

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