security flaw
Published Mar 30, 2002
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.77%
Description
LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:053
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:054
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:054
Red Hat Powertools 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:054
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:053 |
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:054 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:054 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:054 |
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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.77% (0.00772) | 54.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.77% (0.00772) | 50.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 28.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 80.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 78.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 56.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000002.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101724766216872 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/264233 mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8652.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4374 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0162 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616745 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0162
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0162
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000002.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101724766216872 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/264233 | mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8652.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4374 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0162 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616745 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0162 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0162 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.