Buffer overflow in Linuxconf before 1.28r4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable, which overflows an error string that is generated
Published Mar 18, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.61%
Description
Buffer overflow in Linuxconf before 1.28r4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable, which overflows an error string that is generated.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.1.6r10
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9r1
- 1.1.9r2
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.1r1
- 1.2.1r2
- 1.2.1r3
- 1.2.1r4
- 1.2.1r5
- 1.2.1r6
- 1.2.1r7
- 1.2.1r8
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.3r1
- 1.2.3r2
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.4r2
- 1.2.4r4
- 1.2.4r5
- 1.2r1
- 1.2r2
- 1.27
- 1.27r3
- 1.27r4
- 1.27r5
- 1.28
- 1.28r1
- 1.28r2
- 1.28r3
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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01610) | 75.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01610) | 72.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 43.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01065) | 83.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 77.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 5, 2023 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 77.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 75.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 54.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0304.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0093.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9980.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/changes.hc?projet=linuxconf&version=1.28r4 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0304.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0093.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9980.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/changes.hc?projet=linuxconf&version=1.28r4 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
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