CVE-2002-0909 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in mnews version 1.22 and earlier. These flaws allow a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code through long responses, or local users to gain privileges via crafted command-line arguments or environment variables. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, enabling potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matsushita_research:mnews:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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