CVE-2002-0427 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflows in fpexec in mod_frontpage before 1.6.1 may allow attackers to gain root privileges.

Published: 2002-06-11

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.5.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0424	Buffer overflows in fpexec in mod_frontpage before 1.6.1 may allow attackers to gain root privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00561.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:17.mod_frontpage.asc
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8400.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-021.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4251

History

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Subscriptions

Christof Pohl Improved Mod Frontpage

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-11T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:28.165Z

Reserved: 2002-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0427

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0427

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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