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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2002-1814 json

Buffer overflow in efstools in Bonobo, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1793

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in efstools in Bonobo, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21585)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21585 Mandrake 7/8/9 / RedHat 6.x/7 Bonobo EFSTool - Commandline Argument Buffer Overflow (3) local, 2002-06-29
  • EDB-21584 Mandrake 7/8/9 / RedHat 6.x/7 Bonobo EFSTool - Commandline Argument Buffer Overflow (2) local, 2002-06-29
  • EDB-21583 Mandrake 7/8/9 / RedHat 6.x/7 Bonobo EFSTool - Commandline Argument Buffer Overflow (1) local, 2002-06-29
  • securiteam.com http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5AP0E0K8AO.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5125 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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