Vulnerability in Alsaplayer

CVE-2002-1896

Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer 0.99.71, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -f or (2) -o command line argument.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Alsaplayer — versions 0.99.71
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1896?
CVE-2002-1896 is a vulnerability in Alsaplayer. Published 2002-12-31.
Is CVE-2002-1896 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.