CVE-2002-0137
CDRDAO 1.1.4 and 1.1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the $HOME/.cdrdao configuration file.
Does this matter?
4 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
CDRDAO 1.1.4 and 1.1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the $HOME/.cdrdao configuration file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.75% probability · 55th percentile
- Public exploits
- 4 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 January 2002
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- andreas mueller/cdrdao
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% 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.
Public exploits (4)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-21219source ↗ | CDRDAO 1.1.x - Home Directory Configuration File Symbolic Link (4)linux · Karol Wiesek | local | 13 January 2002 | yes |
| EDB-21218source ↗ | CDRDAO 1.1.x - Home Directory Configuration File Symbolic Link (3)linux · anonymous | local | 13 January 2002 | yes |
| EDB-21217source ↗ | CDRDAO 1.1.x - Home Directory Configuration File Symbolic Link (2)linux · atomi | local | 13 January 2002 | yes |
| EDB-21216source ↗ | CDRDAO 1.1.x - Home Directory Configuration File Symbolic Link (1)linux · anonymous | local | 13 January 2002 | yes |
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.