Buffer overflows in fpexec in mod_frontpage before 1.6.1 may allow attackers to gain root privileges.
Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflows in fpexec in mod_frontpage before 1.6.1 may allow attackers to gain root privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02128 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | Christof Pohl |
| cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Christof Pohl |
| cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Christof Pohl |
| cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | Christof Pohl |
- cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Christof Pohl
- cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Christof Pohl
- cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Christof Pohl
- cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Christof Pohl
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0427
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mvj-v5cw-g5p9
References
Patch 1
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2002-0427 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0427 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5mvj-v5cw-g5p9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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