CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1914

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.

How to fix

Remediation Available
dumpDebian
Fixed in:0.4b31-1CVE-2002-1914
Fixed in:0.4b31-1CVE-2002-1914
Fixed in:0.4b31-1CVE-2002-1914
Fixed in:0.4b31-1CVE-2002-1914

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days
25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

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