CVE-2002-0290 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the Netwin WebNews CGI program, specifically Webnews.exe version 1.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long "group" argument. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, enabling full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with low attack complexity and no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1hCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1iCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1jCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.