CVE-2002-0211

Public Exploit

Description

Race condition in the installation script for Tarantella Enterprise 3 3.01 through 3.20 creates a world-writeable temporary "gunzip" program before executing it, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the program before it is executed.

6.2

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.17%

Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory tarantella.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3966	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101208650722179&w=2	mailing list
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/265845	mailing list exploit
http://www.tarantella.com/security/bulletin-04.html	url repurposed patch vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7996.php	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0211?: CVE-2002-0211 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0211?: To fix CVE-2002-0211, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0211 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0211 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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