CVE-2002-0909 json
Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code via long responses, or local u…
published 2002-08-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0900
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.8%
- EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code via long responses, or local users can gain privileges via long command line arguments (2) -f, (3) -n, (4) -D, (5) -M, or (6) -P, or via long environment variables (7) JNAMES or (8) MAILSERVER.
Exploit prediction
2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/4900
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/4899
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/9227.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/9226.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=102306166201275&w=2
mailing-list
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0287.html
mailing-list
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marc.info
/?l=vuln-dev&m=102297259123103&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0909
- NVD CVE-2002-0909
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