CVE-2002-0909
High
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code via long responses, or local users can gain privileges via long command line arguments (2) -f, (3) -n, (4) -D, (5) -M, or (6) -P, or via long environment variables (7) JNAMES or (8) MAILSERVER.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMatsushita Research Mnews
PublishedOct 4, 2002
First seenOct 4, 2002
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| matsushita_research mnews | v ≤ 1.2.2 | — |
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