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CVE-2002-0844

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
cvsDebian
Fixed in:1:1.11.2CVE-2002-0844
Fixed in:1:1.11.2CVE-2002-0844
Fixed in:1:1.11.2CVE-2002-0844
Fixed in:1:1.11.2CVE-2002-0844

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days
47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

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