CVE-2002-0130 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in efax version 0.9 and earlier. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by supplying an overly long -x argument, provided efax is installed setuid root. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), indicating a critical impact with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, requiring only local access and low attack complexity. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:efax:efax:0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:efax:efax:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:efax:efax:0.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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