CVE-2002-0844

HIGH

CVSD < 1.11.2 - Local Arbitrary Code Execution via PreservePermissions Off-by-one Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Off-by-one overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c for CVSD before 1.11.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-004.html
Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_caldera
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-035.0.txt
Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0081.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9175
Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4829
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102233767925177&w=2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0065
EPSS Percentile 46.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-193
Status published
Products (1)
distrotech/cvs < 1.11.2
Published Aug 12, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026