Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in ISC InterNetNews Affecting Local Users
CVE-2001-1442
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What is CVE-2001-1442?
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in innfeed for ISC InterNetNews (INN) prior to version 2.3.0. This vulnerability allows local users in the 'news' group to exploit the system by providing excessively long command line arguments, specifically using the -c option. If exploited, this could potentially enable unauthorized access to privileges, compromising the security of the affected system.

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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
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