security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Enscript user via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:012
Red Hat Linux 6.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:012
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:012
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:012
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:012
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:012
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:012 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:012 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:012 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:012 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:012 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:012 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 26.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 26.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 31.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-105 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-010.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-012.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3818 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3920 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0044 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616726 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7932 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0044
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0044
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-105 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-010.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-012.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3818 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3920 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0044 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616726 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7932 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0044 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0044 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.