CVE-2002-2088

Description

The MOSIX Project clump/os 5.4 creates a default VNC account without a password, which allows remote attackers to gain root access.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.12% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4581	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0327.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8928.php	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-2088?: CVE-2002-2088 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-2088?: To fix CVE-2002-2088, 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-2002-2088 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-2088 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.