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.
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: 0.016 (74.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Alsaplayer — versions 0.99.71
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5767 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- alsaplayer.org/changelog.php3 (Patch)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10157.php (Patch, vdb-entry)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-September/001730.html (mailing-list, Patch)
- cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/alsaplayer/alsaplayer/app/Main.cpp.diff (Patch)
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.