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CVE-2002-2048

Buffer overflow in PFinger 0.7.8 client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long query value passed to the (1) finger program, (2) -l, (3) -d, and (4) -t options. NOTE: if PFinger is not setuid or setgid, then this issue would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be considered a vulnerability.

Published: Dec 31, 2002 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

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Affected Products (1)

Vendor Product Version
michael_baumer pfinger 0.7.8

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-crh5-hj67-87h4

Buffer overflow in PFinger 0.7.8 client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.5 / 10
EPSS Score 2.86%

Top 15% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 30.9 / 100

Data Sources

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