CVE-2002-0909

N/A Unknown
Published: October 04, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code via long responses, or local users can gain privileges via long command line arguments (2) -f, (3) -n, (4) -D, (5) -M, or (6) -P, or via long environment variables (7) JNAMES or (8) MAILSERVER.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0287.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102306166201275&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102297259123103&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9226.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9227.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4899
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4900
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0287.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102306166201275&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102297259123103&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9226.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9227.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.1%
78th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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