CVE-2002-1391

Buffer overflow in cnd-program for mgetty before 1.1.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

7.5 HighFix available

Buffer overflow in cnd-program for mgetty before 1.1.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Caller ID string with a long CallerName argument.

Exploit likelihood

3.70%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2002-1391
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2002-1391
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2002-1375 No score

Record: EUVD-2002-1375
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvpx-24h7-j848 No score

Buffer overflow in cnd-program for mgetty before 1.1.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

Record: GHSA-pvpx-24h7-j848
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2002-1391
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-1391 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1391
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gert doering mgetty

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mgetty` Debian:12	before 1.1.30-1	1.1.30-1
`mgetty` Debian:13	before 1.1.30-1	1.1.30-1
`mgetty` Debian:14	before 1.1.30-1	1.1.30-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-1391 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gert Doering Mgetty, published January 17, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.70%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in mgetty 1.1.30-1.