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CVE-2002-0497
Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to access a raw socket via a long MTR_OPTIONS…
Low2.1EPSS 0.50%
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Description
Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to access a raw socket via a long MTR_OPTIONS environment variable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20020306 mtr 0.45, 0.46 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- mtr-options-bo(8367) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 4217 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-124 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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