VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2002-2048
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
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.