Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1)...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102306166201275&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4900
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4899
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9227.php
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0287.html
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102297259123103&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9226.php
Affected Vendor
matsushita research
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Timeline
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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