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CVE-2002-0427: Christof Pohl Improved Mod Frontpage: Privilege escalation

CVE-2002-0427 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and NVD lists Christof Pohl Improved Mod Frontpage as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Buffer overflows in fpexec in mod_frontpage before 1.6.1 may allow attackers to gain root privileges.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Christof Pohl Improved Mod Frontpage: 1.3.2; 1.4.1; 1.5; 1.5.1

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8400.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4251
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-021.php