VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0044
GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Enscript user via a symlink attack on temporary files.
LOW 3.6EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Enscript user via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/enscript · debian/debian linux · redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-105
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-010.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-012.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3818
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3920
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7932
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-105
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-010.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-012.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3818
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3920
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7932
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.