VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1844
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the executables to gain privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.16%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the executables to gain privileges.
- 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
- 1.16% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- microsoft/windows media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0260.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10398.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6003Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0260.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10398.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6003Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.