VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-0844

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

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.65%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.65% probability · 49th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-193
Affected: distrotech/cvs
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-035.0.txtBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.ascBroken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0081.htmlBroken Link, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102233767925177&w=2Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-004.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4829Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9175Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-035.0.txtBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.ascBroken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0081.htmlBroken Link, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102233767925177&w=2Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-004.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4829Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9175Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.