security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The default stylesheet for DocBook on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.2 is installed with an insecure option enabled, which could allow users to overwrite files outside of the current directory from an untrusted document by using a full pathname as an element identifier.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.54.13
- 0.6.9-2
- 0.6.13
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:062
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:062
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:062
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:062
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:062 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:062 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:062 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:062 |
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:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 21.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | 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 (9)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4095 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8983.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.osvdb.org/5349 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-062.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4654 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0169 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616752 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0169
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0169
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4095 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8983.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5349 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-062.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4654 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0169 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616752 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0169 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0169 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.