PT-2002-2618 · Alsa · Alsaplayer

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1896

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Alsaplayer version 0.99.71

Description A buffer overflow issue exists, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code when the software is installed setuid root. This can be achieved by providing a long command line argument, specifically with the -f or -o options.

Recommendations For Alsaplayer version 0.99.71, consider removing the setuid root installation to prevent exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the -f and -o command line arguments to minimize the risk of arbitrary code execution.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1896

Affected Products

Alsaplayer

References · 10

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/5767 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/21814 · Exploit
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10157.php · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1896 · Security Note
• http://alsaplayer.org/changelog.php3 · Patch
• http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/alsaplayer/alsaplayer/app/Main.cpp.diff?r1=1.66&r2=1.67 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1896 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1896 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-September/001730.html · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1896 · Vendor Advisory