CVE-2002-0265
Sawmill for Solaris 6.2.14 and earlier creates the AdminPassword file with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the file.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 0.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Sawmill for Solaris 6.2.14 and earlier creates the AdminPassword file with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.79% probability · 56th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 11 February 2002
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sawmill/sawmill
- 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 (1)
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.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101346206921270&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8173.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.sawmill.net/version_history.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4077Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101346206921270&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8173.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.sawmill.net/version_history.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4077Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.