CVE-2002-1565 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a long URL in wget, requiring user interaction to fetch the malicious link.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1565?
CVE-2002-1565 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in url_filename function for wget 1.8.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1565?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Immunix Immunix.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1565?
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-2002-1565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CVE-2003-1565, DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1565, GHSA-4q5x-p4gv-j5cj.