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CVE-2002-2257

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_field function in cgi_lib.c for LIBCGI 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.

Affected products

• Tuxbr Libcgi: 1.0.2, 1.0.3

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0346.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6270
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10722
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0346.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6270
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10722

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