CVE-2002-1896 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Alsaplayer version 0.99.71. When Alsaplayer is installed with setuid root permissions, a local attacker can execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long string to either the -f or -o command line arguments. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not observed in active exploitation or listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.99.71CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alsaplayer:alsaplayer:0.99.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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