CVE-2002-0900 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in the PGP key server to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a long search argument.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0900?
CVE-2002-0900 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in pks PGP public key web server before 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long search argument to the lookup capability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0900?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mit Pgp Public Key Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0900?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0900 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-2002-0900 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0900 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8w8j-8h2v-8564.