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CVE-2002-2048 Details

Description

Buffer overflow in PFinger 0.7.8 client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long query value passed to the (1) finger program, (2) -l, (3) -d, and (4) -t options. NOTE: if PFinger is not setuid or setgid, then this issue would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be considered a vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102321152215055&w=2 CVE
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9269.php CVE
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102321152215055&w=2 [email protected]
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9269.php [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
michael baumer pfinger
0.7.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:michael_baumer:pfinger:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2002-2048
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2002
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2002-2048 Details - Not Deferred