PT-2002-3094 · Cvsup · Cvsup

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2382

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CVSup version 1.2

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on /var/tmp/cvsupd.out. This is related to the cvsupd.sh script in CVSup.

Recommendations For CVSup version 1.2, consider restricting access to the cvsupd.sh script until a patch is available, and avoid using the /var/tmp/cvsupd.out file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2382

Affected Products

Cvsup

References · 4

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6150 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2382 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10610.php · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2002-11/0011.html · Note