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Linux Directory Penguin

First CVE: Aug 12, 2002Active for: 24 yearsTotal CVEs: 2

Linux Directory Penguin develops a focused set of network diagnostic and domain-lookup utilities, with observed vulnerabilities centered in its traceroute and nslookup tools and characterized by miscellaneous or uncategorized weakness patterns. Current severity, exploitation, and exposure metrics are shown alongside this summary.

FAUCET AI Generated
2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 56% of tracked vendors
1.0
Avg CVEs / Product / Year
More Avg CVEs / Product / Year than 12% of tracked vendors
10.0
Avg CVSS Score
Higher Avg CVSS Score than 99% of tracked vendors
0.0%
In CISA KEV
Bottom 1%

Trends Over Time

The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Linux Directory Penguin over time

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Aug 12, 2002
23 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Aug 12, 2002
8,748 days ago

Products(2 total)

Top CVEs

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).

2 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2002-0488HIGH
Linux Directory Penguin traceroute.pl CGI script 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the host parameter.
Aug 12, 200210.027NONO
CVE-2002-0489HIGH
Linux Directory Penguin NsLookup CGI script (nslookup.pl) 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the (1) query or (2) type parameters.
Aug 12, 200210.027NONO
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CVE Severity & Scoring

Severity distribution of CVEs that affect this vendor's products2 CVEs
100%
Severity distribution among all CVEs352,427 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
High
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)

Exploit Exposure

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).

CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%

Social Chatter

An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Linux Directory Penguin.

Media Mentions

Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Linux Directory Penguin — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.

Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Linux Directory Penguin's Products

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