CVE-2002-1689

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Unknown vulnerability in the login program on AIX before 4.0 could allow remote users to specify 100 or more environment variables when logging on, which exceeds the length of a certain string, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Metrics

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

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 31, 2002
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2002-1689: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix