CVE-2002-1503 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in Automatic File Distributor to gain elevated privileges via crafted environment variables or arguments.
- 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-2002-1503?
CVE-2002-1503 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Automatic File Distributor (AFD) 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w (workdir) argument to (1) afd, (2) afdcmd, (3) afd_ctrl, (4) init_afd, (5) mafd, (6) mon_ctrl, (7) show_olog, or (8) udc.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1503?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Afd Afd.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1503?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1503 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-2002-1503 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1503 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g67-rqhf-383g.