TI-2002-00482 Aliases CVE-2002-0497 GHSA-9gh7-fmr6-5f54

Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users…

LOW 12Published 2003-04-02 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to access a raw socket via a long MTR_OPTIONS environment variable.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00502 43rd 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.41:::::::*	0.41	Vulnerable	mtr

cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.41 Vulnerable ·mtr

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0497
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gh7-fmr6-5f54

References

Patch 2

Other 1

20020306 mtr 0.45, 0.46

TI-2004-01117 Off-by-one error in the mtr_curses_keyaction function for mtr 0.55 through 0.65 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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