CVE-2002-0744
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditednamerslv in AIX 4.3.3 core dumps when called with a very long argument, possibly as a result of a buffer overflow.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe namerslv daemon in AIX 4.3.3 core dumps when invoked with an excessively long argument, likely due to a buffer overflow in how the daemon handles command-line input. This could potentially allow remote or local attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.3.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
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Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the AIX versionRun 'oslevel -r' or 'uname -a' to determine the installed AIX versionAffected if The system is running AIX 4.3.3 specifically (version 433) as this is the only affected version listed
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Locate the namerslv binaryRun 'which namerslv' or search for it using 'find /usr -name namerslv 2>/dev/null'Affected if The namerslv binary exists on the system, making it potentially exploitable
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Check if namerslv is accessible to invokeVerify read and execute permissions on the namerslv binary using 'ls -la /path/to/namerslv'Affected if The binary has execute permissions and can be invoked by local users or processes
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Verify namerslv accepts command-line argumentsReview namerslv documentation or attempt 'namerslv -?' to see available options that accept argumentsAffected if The daemon accepts command-line arguments that could be overflowed with excessive length
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Check current execution contextRun 'ps -ef | grep namerslv' to see if the daemon is currently runningAffected if The namerslv daemon is actively running and processing input
You are affected if your system runs AIX 4.3.3 and has the namerslv daemon present with the ability to accept long command-line arguments.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataGiven the age of AIX 4.3.3 (circa 2002), official patches may not be available; consider upgrading to a supported AIX version, restricting access to namerslv, or implementing network-level controls to limit exposure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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