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High
CVE-2002-1506
Buffer overflow in Linuxconf before 1.28r4 allows local users to...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in Linuxconf before 1.28r4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable, which overflows an error string that is generated.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.1.6r10, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9r1, 1.1.9r2, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.1r1, 1.2.1r2, 1.2.1r3, 1.2.1r4, 1.2.1r5, 1.2.1r6, 1.2.1r7, 1.2.1r8, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.3r1, 1.2.3r2, 1.2.4, 1.2.4r2, 1.2.4r4, 1.2.4r5, 1.2r1, 1.2r2, 1.27, 1.27r3, 1.27r4, 1.27r5, 1.28, 1.28r1, 1.28r2, 1.28r3
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 18th, 2003
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
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Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.