# CVE-2002-0423

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0423
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.14
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Apr 2, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

Buffer overflow in efingerd 1.5 and earlier, and possibly up to 1.61, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a finger request from an IP address with a long hostname that is obtained via a reverse DNS lookup.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4239)
- [CNA](http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.5.tar.gz)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8380.php)
- [CNA](http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 3.38%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 87.1

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._