Vulnerability in Slrn Development Team
CVE-2002-0740
Buffer overflow in slrnpull for the SLRN package, when installed setuid or setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -d (SPOOLDIR) argument.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Slrn Development Team — versions 0.9.6.2, 0.9.6.3, 0.9.6.4
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8910.php (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0302.html (mailing-list)
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269667 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270235 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4569 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-0740?
- CVE-2002-0740 is a vulnerability in Slrn Development Team. Published 2002-08-12.
- Is CVE-2002-0740 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.