PT-2002-1548 · Mtr · Mtr

Published 2002-08-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-0497

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions mtr versions 0.46 and earlier

Description A buffer overflow issue exists when mtr is installed setuid root, allowing local users to access a raw socket via a long MTR OPTIONS environment variable.

Recommendations For mtr versions 0.46 and earlier, consider removing the setuid root installation to prevent exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the MTR OPTIONS environment variable to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0497

Affected Products

Mtr

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/4217 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0497 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2002/dsa-124 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8367.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0048.html · Note