CVE-2002-1971 describes a critical vulnerability in the ping utility within Sourcecraft Networking_Utils 1.0, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by injecting shell metacharacters into the Domain name or IP address argument. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sourcecraft:networking_utils:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.