Buffer overflow in Automatic File Distributor (AFD) 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w (workdir) argument to (1) afd, (2) afdcmd, (3) afd_ctrl, (4) init_afd, (5) mafd, (6) mon_ctrl, (7) show_olog, or (8) udc
Published Mar 18, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.15%
Description
Buffer overflow in Automatic File Distributor (AFD) 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w (workdir) argument to (1) afd, (2) afdcmd, (3) afd_ctrl, (4) init_afd, (5) mafd, (6) mon_ctrl, (7) show_olog, or (8) udc.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.2.12
- 1.2.13
- 1.2.14
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 65.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 62.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 43.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0029.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.dwd.de/AFD/txt/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10036.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5626 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0029.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.dwd.de/AFD/txt/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10036.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5626 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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