Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0904

Description

SayText function in Kismet 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (backtick or pipe) in the essid argument.

Affected products

Kismet/Kismet3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2.2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/9213.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/4883nvdPatchVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0259.htmlnvd
marc.infonvd
www.kismetwireless.net/CHANGELOGnvd

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