VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2382
cvsupd.sh in CVSup 1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on /var/tmp/cvsupd.out.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cvsupd.sh in CVSup 1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on /var/tmp/cvsupd.out.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- cvsup/cvsup
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2002-11/0011.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10610.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6150Patch
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2002-11/0011.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10610.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6150Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.