Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0740
CVE-2002-0740
Description
Buffer overflow in slrnpull for the SLRN package, when installed setuid or setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -d (SPOOLDIR) argument.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:slrn_development_team:slrn:0.9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:slrn_development_team:slrn:0.9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:slrn_development_team:slrn:0.9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:slrn_development_team:slrn:0.9.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
5- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269667nvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4569nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8910.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0302.htmlnvd
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270235nvd
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