CVE-2002-0497
Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to access...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0497- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0497- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0493 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0493- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gh7-fmr6-5f54 No score
Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to access...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9gh7-fmr6-5f54- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0497 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Mtr, published August 12, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.