CVE-2002-0391
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use libc, glibc, or other code based on SunRPC including dietlibc, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by passing a large number of arguments to xdr_array through RPC services such as rpc.cmsd and dmispd.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.58133 (58.1% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.1%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA assessment as of Feb 8, 2024
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
- sunrpc-xdr-array-bo(9170) (iss.net)vdb-entry
- CA-2002-25 (cert.org)third-party-advisory
- HPSBTL0208-061 (online.securityfocus.com)vendor-advisory
- 20020909 GLSA: glibc (marc.info)mailing-list
- DSA-146 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:166 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- HPSBUX0209-215 (archives.neohapsis.com)vendor-advisory
- DSA-143 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- 20020731 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Sun RPC (bvlive01.iss.net)third-party-advisory
- CLA-2002:515 (distro.conectiva.com.br)vendor-advisory
- CLA-2002:535 (distro.conectiva.com.br)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2003:212 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- MS02-057 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
- DSA-142 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- IY34194 (archives.neohapsis.com)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:167 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 20020803 OpenAFS Security Advisory 2002-001: Remote root vulnerability in OpenAFS servers (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- FreeBSD-SA-02:34.rpc (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:173 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 5356 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 20020802 kerberos rpc xdr_array (online.securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- 20020731 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Sun RPC (marc.info)mailing-list
- 20020801 RPC analysis (marc.info)mailing-list
- VU#192995 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2002:172 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4728 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:42 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- ESA-20021003-021 (linuxsecurity.com)vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- MDKSA-2002:057 (mandrakesoft.com)vendor-advisory
- DSA-149 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- 20020802 MITKRB5-SA-2002-001: Remote root vulnerability in MIT krb5 admin (marc.info)mailing-list
- DSA-333 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2003:168 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
Timeline
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