PT-2002-1111 · Gnu+1 · Groff+1

Published 2002-02-27 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2002-0003

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions groff versions 1.16 and earlier

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the preprocessor of groff, allowing remote attackers to gain privileges via lpd in the LPRng printing system.

Recommendations For groff versions 1.16 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0003

Affected Products

Lprng

Groff

References · 6

• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-004.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3793 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0003 · Security Note
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-012.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3869 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7881 · Note