CVE-2002-1051 Code injection in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 2 Apr 2003 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via a format string vulnerability in the TrACESroute traceroute utility's terminator argument.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2002-1051?

CVE-2002-1051 is a medium-severity code injection 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

Format string vulnerability in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD (aka NANOG traceroute) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -T (terminator) command line argument.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1051?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ehud Gavron Tracesroute.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1051?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2002-1051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-37hr-rhw9-q43g.