CVE-2002-0296

Tarantella Enterprise 3 - Local File Overwrite

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0296. PoCs published by Larry W. Cashdollar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in Tarantella Enterprise 3's installation process to elevate privileges. By creating a symlink from /tmp/spinning to /etc/passwd, an attacker can make /etc/passwd world-writable during installation, allowing them to add a root user.

Description

The installation of Tarantella Enterprise 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "spinning" temporary file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Larry W. Cashdollar · bashlocalunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21290

This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in Tarantella Enterprise 3's installation process to elevate privileges. By creating a symlink from /tmp/spinning to /etc/passwd, an attacker can make /etc/passwd world-writable during installation, allowing them to add a root user.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Tarantella Enterprise 3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Anticipation of Tarantella Enterprise 3 installation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-02/0187.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8223
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101467193803592&w=2
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4115

Scores

EPSS 0.0066
EPSS Percentile 46.8%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
tarantella/tarantella_enterprise 3.0
tarantella/tarantella_enterprise 3.01
tarantella/tarantella_enterprise 3.10
tarantella/tarantella_enterprise 3.11
tarantella/tarantella_enterprise 3.20
Published May 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026