Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2002-1572

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Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2002-1572

Published: December 31, 2002 / Updated: September 5, 2008


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95489
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-1572
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Signed integer overflow in the bttv_read function in the bttv driver (bttv-driver.c) in Linux kernel before 2.4.20 has unknown impact and attack vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2002-1572

Install update from vendor's repository.

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