CVE-2002-1506

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

Buffer overflow in Linuxconf before 1.28r4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable, which overflows an error string that is generated.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0304.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0093.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9980.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/changes.hc?projet=linuxconf&version=1.28r4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0304.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0093.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9980.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/changes.hc?projet=linuxconf&version=1.28r4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
64th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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