CVE-2002-0889 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in Qpopper via a malicious configuration file, potentially executing arbitrary code or causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0889?
CVE-2002-0889 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Qpopper (popper) 4.0.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long bulldir argument in the user's .qpopper-options configuration file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualcomm Qpopper.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-0889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgh9-48qp-jf85.