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CVE-2002-0768

Published: Apr 2, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.1%
Top 20.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in lukemftp FTP client in SuSE 6.4 through 8.0, and possibly other operating systems, allows a malicious FTP server to execute arbitrary code via a long PASV command.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
lukemftpluke mewburn
On-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
suse linuxsuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
luke mewburnoss-projectOSS Librariesaka lukemftp, tnftpd, tnftp
susecommercialDEOperating Systems

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9130.php
iss.net
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_18_lukemftp.html
novell.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 2, 2003
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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