CVE-2002-1889 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Logsurfer via malformed log entries due to an off-by-one buffer overflow, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1889?
CVE-2002-1889 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Off-by-one buffer overflow in the context_action function in context.c of Logsurfer 1.41 through 1.5a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed log entry.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Logsurfer Logsurfer.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1889 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-2002-1889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grrp-mxgq-v9mw.