CVE-ID

CVE-2002-0162

• CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.
References
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Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20020328 Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Modified (20020817)
Votes (Legacy)
ACCEPT(4) Armstrong, Cole, Cox, Green
MODIFY(1) Frech
NOOP(3) Christey, Foat, Wall
Comments (Legacy)
 Christey> Modify the desc: it's temporary *directory* creation.
   
   XF:logwatch-tmp-race-condition(8652)
   URL:http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8652.php
   BID:4374
   URL:http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/4374
 Frech> XF:logwatch-tmp-race-condition(8652)

Proposed (Legacy)
20020502
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