CVE-2002-1215

CRITICAL 10.0CVE-2002-1215 · Published 28/10/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-1215 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability affecting heartbeat (linux-ha).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 6.3%, higher than 93.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
heartbeat linux-ha	`≤ 0.4.9`	No fix yet

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in heartbeat 0.4.9 and earlier (claimed as buffer overflows in some sources) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain packets to UDP port 694 (incorrectly claimed as TCP in some sources).

References

distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes
linux-ha.org/security/sec01.txt
debian.org/security/2002/dsa-174 · Patch
iss.net/security_center/static/10357.php · Vendor Advisory
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_037_heartbeat.html
securityfocus.com/bid/5955 · Patch

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