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CVE-2002-0437

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-07-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Smsd in SMS Server Tools (SMStools) before 1.4.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (backquotes) in message text, as described with the term "string format vulnerability" by some sources.

Affected products

• Stefan Frings Sms Server Tools: 1.4.6, 1.4.7

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0103.html
• http://www.isis.de/members/~s.frings/smstools/history.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8433.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4268
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0103.html
• http://www.isis.de/members/~s.frings/smstools/history.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8433.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4268

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