Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0497

Description

Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to access a raw socket via a long MTR_OPTIONS environment variable.

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Affected products

Mtr/Mtr2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=0.46

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-124nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.iss.net/security_center/static/8367.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/4217nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0048.htmlnvd

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