CVE-2002-0423

Published: Aug 12, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in efingerd 1.5 and earlier, and possibly up to 1.61, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a finger request from an IP address with a long hostname that is obtained via a reverse DNS lookup.

Affected (2)

Products: Efingerd: Efingerd

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Efingerd Efingerd	Version 1.3
Efingerd Efingerd	Version 1.6.1

References (8)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.5.tar.gz

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8380.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4239

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.5.tar.gz

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8380.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4239

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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