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CVE-2002-2099

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the GNU DataDisplay Debugger (DDD) 3.3.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and possibly gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. NOTE: since DDD is not installed setuid or setgid, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Affected products

• GNU Data Display Debugger: 3.3.1

References

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1003241
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7979
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1003241
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7979

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