CVE-2002-1215

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in heartbeat 0.4.9 and earlier (claimed as buffer overflows in some sources) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain packets to UDP port 694 (incorrectly claimed as TCP in some sources).

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000540
http://linux-ha.org/security/sec01.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-174Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10357.phpVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_037_heartbeat.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5955Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000540
http://linux-ha.org/security/sec01.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-174Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10357.phpVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_037_heartbeat.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5955Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 28, 2002
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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