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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2002-0132 json

Buffer overflow in Chinput 3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

published 2002-03-15 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0132

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Chinput 3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21231)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21231 Chinput 3.0 - Environment Variable Buffer Overflow local, 2002-01-16
  • online.securityfocus.com http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250815 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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