CVE-2002-1109 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the securetar utility, specifically when used with AMaViS shell script version 0.2.1 and earlier. An attacker can exploit this by providing a malformed TAR file, potentially with an incorrect file size, leading to excessive CPU consumption on the affected system. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity and a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amavis:virus_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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