PT-2002-2738 · Sas · Sas/Base

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2017

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SAS/Base version 8.0

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code by setting the authprog environment variable to reference a malicious program. This malicious program is then executed, posing a significant risk.

Recommendations For SAS/Base version 8.0, consider restricting the ability to set the authprog environment variable to prevent malicious program execution until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2017

Affected Products

Sas/Base

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2017 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3994 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8024.php · Note
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/253183 · Note