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CVE-2002-0162

Published: Mar 27, 2002 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.2 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0162
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LogwatchLogwatch*2.5 (including)
Red Hat Linux 7.2RedHat*
Red Hat Powertools 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat Powertools 7.0RedHat*
Red Hat Powertools 7.1RedHat*

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