CVE-2002-1250 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in the Abuse news server to gain root privileges via a long command line 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1250?
CVE-2002-1250 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Abuse 2.00 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -net command line argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1250?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Abuse Abuse.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1250?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1250 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-2002-1250 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1250 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq6w-v7jp-qj2g.