CVE-2002-0658
OSSP mm library (libmm) before 1.2.0 allows the local Apache user to gain privileges via temporary files, possibly via a symbolic link attack.
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 1.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
OSSP mm library (libmm) before 1.2.0 allows the local Apache user to gain privileges via temporary files, possibly via a symbolic link attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.96% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 July 2002
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ossp/mm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.0% 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
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-032.0.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4392
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-153.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-154.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-156.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-164.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-137
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9719.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-045.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_028_mod_ssl.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-163.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-158.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5352
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-032.0.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4392
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-153.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-154.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-156.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-164.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-137
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9719.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-045.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_028_mod_ssl.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-163.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-158.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5352
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.