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CVE-2002-2048

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2002-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Michael Baumer Pfinger

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References