CVE-2002-0909
Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0909- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0909- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0900 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0900- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hj97-vw72-q695 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hj97-vw72-q695- 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-2002-0909 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Matsushita Research Mnews, published August 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.77%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=102306166201275&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/4900
iss.net/security_center/static/9227.php
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0287.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0909
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hj97-vw72-q695