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high 7.2

CVE-2002-1896 json

Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer 0.99.71, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -f or (2) -o…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1875

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer 0.99.71, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -f or (2) -o command line argument.

Patch / fix

  • alsaplayer Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.99.72-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1896

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21814)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21814 AlsaPlayer 0.99.71 - Local Buffer Overflow local, 2002-09-20
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5767 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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