PT-2002-1919 · Mnews · Mnews

Publicado

2002-08-31

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Atualizado

2016-10-18

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CVE-2002-0909

CVSS v2.0

7.5

Alta

VetorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: mnews versions 1.22 and earlier
Description: The issue allows for multiple buffer overflows, which can be exploited by a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code via long responses. Local users can also gain privileges through various means, including long command line arguments for options (1) -f, (2) -n, (3) -D, (4) -M, or (5) -P, or via long environment variables (6) JNAMES or (7) MAILSERVER.
Recommendations: For mnews versions 1.22 and earlier, consider updating to a version later than 1.22 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of options -f, -n, -D, -M, and -P, and limiting the length of environment variables JNAMES and MAILSERVER to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Correção

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Identificadores relacionados

CVE-2002-0909

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