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CVE-2002-2334

Published: Dec 31, 2002 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2334
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

Joe text editor 2.8 through 2.9.7 does not remove the group and user setuid bits for backup files, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary setuid and setgid root programs when root edits scripts owned by other users.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
JoeJoseph_allen2.8 (including)2.8 (including)
JoeJoseph_allen2.9 (including)2.9 (including)
JoeJoseph_allen2.9.1 (including)2.9.1 (including)
JoeJoseph_allen2.9.2 (including)2.9.2 (including)
JoeJoseph_allen2.9.4 (including)2.9.4 (including)
JoeJoseph_allen2.9.5 (including)2.9.5 (including)
JoeJoseph_allen2.9.6 (including)2.9.6 (including)
JoeJoseph_allen2.9.7 (including)2.9.7 (including)

References

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