HIGH
security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.65%
Description
Off-by-one overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c for CVSD before 1.11.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.11.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cvs-0:1.11.2-14
Fixed · RHSA-2004:004
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cvs-0:1.11.2-14 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:004 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.65% 0.00650
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00650
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 | 0.65% (0.00650) | 49.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00650) | 46.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.70th | 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 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-035.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERABroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGIBroken Link
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0081.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102233767925177&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4829 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0844 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616825 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9175 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0844
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0844
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 1, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 9, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0844
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a