CVE-2002-0162

high

Description

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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4374

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8652.php

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/264233

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101724766216872

http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000002.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-03-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00122