Heap corruption vulnerability in the "at" program allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed execution time, which causes
Heap corruption vulnerability in the "at" program allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed execution time, which causes at to free the same memory twice.
- Published
- Feb 27, 2002
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.3% · 70th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| caldera | openlinux server | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_server |
| caldera | openlinux workstation | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_workstation |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| freebsd | freebsd | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake linux | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux |
| netbsd | netbsd | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd |
| redhat | linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux |
| slackware | slackware linux | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux |
| suse | suse linux | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- caldera openlinux server3.1
- caldera openlinux workstation3.1
- debian debian linux2.2
- freebsd freebsd4.1.1
- freebsd freebsd4.2
- freebsd freebsd4.3
- freebsd freebsd4.4
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux8.0
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux8.1
- netbsd netbsd1.5.2
- redhat linux6.2
- redhat linux7.0
- redhat linux7.1
- redhat linux7.2
- slackware slackware linux7.0
- slackware slackware linux7.1
- slackware slackware linux8.0
- suse suse linux6.4
- suse suse linux7.0
- suse suse linux7.1
Same product
caldera: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2002-01-16 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-42 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+8981 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101128661602088&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101147632721031&w=2
- online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3833
- online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3969
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-102
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_003_at_txt.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-015.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7909
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.