Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1506
CVE-2002-1506
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.
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Affected products
33cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.1.6r10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 32 more
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.1.6r10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.1.9r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.1.9r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.1r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.1r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.1r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.1r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.1r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.1r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.1r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.1r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.3r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.3r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.4r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.4r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2.4r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.27r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.27r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.27r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.28r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.28r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.28r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jacques_gelinas:linuxconf:1.2r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
5- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9980.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0304.htmlnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0093.htmlnvd
- www.solucorp.qc.ca/changes.hcnvd
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