CVE-2002-1013

Inktomi Traffic Server 4.0.18-5.2.2, Traffic Edge 1.1.2-1.5.0, Media-IXT 3.0.4 - Local Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1013. PoCs published by Juliano Rizzo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Inktomi Traffic Server's traffic_manager binary. By passing an excessively long command-line argument, an attacker can trigger the overflow and potentially gain root privileges due to the setuid root nature of the binary.

Description

Buffer overflow in traffic_manager for Inktomi Traffic Server 4.0.18 through 5.2.2, Traffic Edge 1.1.2 and 1.5.0, and Media-IXT 3.0.4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -path argument.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Juliano Rizzo · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21580

This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Inktomi Traffic Server's traffic_manager binary. By passing an excessively long command-line argument, an attacker can trigger the overflow and potentially gain root privileges due to the setuid root nature of the binary.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Inktomi Traffic Server (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to execute the traffic_manager binary on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://support.inktomi.com/kb/070202-003.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5098
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9465.php
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0023.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0079
EPSS Percentile 51.6%

Details

Status published
Products (9)
inktomi/media-ixt 3.0.4
inktomi/traffic_edge 1.1.2
inktomi/traffic_edge 1.5.0
inktomi/traffic_server 4.0.18
inktomi/traffic_server 4.0.20
inktomi/traffic_server 5.1.3
inktomi/traffic_server 5.2.0r
inktomi/traffic_server 5.2.1
inktomi/traffic_server 5.2.2
Published Oct 04, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026