Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0287.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102306166201275&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102297259123103&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9226.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9227.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4899Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4900Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0287.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102306166201275&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102297259123103&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9226.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9227.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4899Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4900Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 4, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified