CVE-2002-1403

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-01-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

dhcpcd DHCP client daemon 1.3.22 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters that are fed from a dhcpd .info script into a .exe script.

Affected products

Phystech Dhcpcd: 1.3.17_pl2, 1.3.22_pl1

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000549
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104189546709447&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-219
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:003
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6200
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10663
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000549
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104189546709447&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-219
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:003
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6200
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10663

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