CVE-2002-2220 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in chetcpasswd to gain elevated privileges when the service is configured to listen on all interfaces.
- 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-2002-2220?
CVE-2002-2220 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Dec 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 1.12, when configured for access from 0.0.0.0, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2220?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chetcpasswd Chetcpasswd.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2220?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2220 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-2002-2220 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2220 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6gx2-xj67-r7x9.