CVE-2002-0239 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in hanterm version 3.3.1 and earlier. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by supplying an overly long string to the -fn, -hfb, or -hfn arguments. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring local access but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog or exhibiting active exploitation, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hanterm:hanterm:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hanterm:hanterm:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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