CVE-2002-1503 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Automatic File Distributor (AFD) versions 1.2.14 and earlier. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges by providing an overly long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w argument to various AFD executables. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code for local privilege escalation is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:afd:afd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:afd:afd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:afd:afd:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:afd:afd:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:afd:afd:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.