CVE-2002-2257 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the parse_field function of LIBCGI versions 1.0.2 and 1.0.3, affecting products like tuxbr libcgi. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted, long argument. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation in the wild, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tuxbr:libcgi:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tuxbr:libcgi:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.