CVE-2002-0768 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the lukemftp FTP client, specifically affecting SuSE Linux versions 6.4 through 8.0 and potentially other operating systems. A malicious FTP server could exploit this by sending an overly long PASV command, leading to arbitrary code execution on the client system. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:luke_mewburn:lukemftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.