CVE-2002-1391 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published 1 Sep 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in mgetty's Caller ID handling.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2002-1391?

CVE-2002-1391 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in cnd-program for mgetty before 1.1.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Caller ID string with a long CallerName argument.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1391?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gert Doering Mgetty.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1391?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2002-1391 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1391 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1391, GHSA-pvpx-24h7-j848.