CVE-2002-1503

N/A Unknown
Published: April 02, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in Automatic File Distributor (AFD) 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w (workdir) argument to (1) afd, (2) afdcmd, (3) afd_ctrl, (4) init_afd, (5) mafd, (6) mon_ctrl, (7) show_olog, or (8) udc.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0029.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.dwd.de/AFD/txt/CHANGES
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10036.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5626
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0029.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.dwd.de/AFD/txt/CHANGES
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10036.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
46th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

afd