# CVE-2002-1506

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-1506
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.02
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Mar 18, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

Buffer overflow in Linuxconf before 1.28r4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable, which overflows an error string that is generated.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/changes.hc?projet=linuxconf&version=1.28r4)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585)
- [CNA](http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0304.html)
- [CNA](http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0093.html)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9980.php)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.46%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 63.8

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