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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-2220 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-2220: Chetcpasswd vulnerability

CChetcpasswd · Chetcpasswd

Buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 1.12, when configured for access from 0.0.0.0, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

6.2 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.27% · top 82.4%
6.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.27%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 1.12, when configured for access from 0.0.0.0, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649 Vendor Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-2220), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.