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CVE-2002-0423

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 5.33%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-08-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2002-0423
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
5.33%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in efingerd 1.5 and earlier, and possibly up to 1.61, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a finger request from an IP address with a long hostname that is obtained via a reverse DNS lookup.