CVE-2002-1215 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities, sometimes misidentified as buffer overflows, affecting Linux-HA Heartbeat versions 0.4.9 and earlier. These flaws allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted packets to UDP port 694. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critically severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-ha:heartbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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