PT-2003-1276 · Netbsd · Netbsd

Published 2003-03-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1543

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NetBSD versions 1.5 through 1.5.3

Description A buffer overflow issue in the trek application on NetBSD allows local users to gain privileges by providing long keyboard input.

Recommendations For NetBSD versions 1.5 through 1.5.3, consider restricting access to the trek application until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the length of keyboard input to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1543

Affected Products

Netbsd

References · 5

• ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-025.txt.asc · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6036 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10458.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1543 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/7570 · Note