security flaw
Published Apr 5, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
LogWatch 2.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0162.
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:L/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 27.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 27.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.30th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000003.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101787227513000&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8652.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0165 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616748 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0165
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0165
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000003.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101787227513000&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8652.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0165 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616748 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0165 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0165 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.