Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-0423 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in EFingerD Reverse Resolver
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |