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CVE-2002-0162
LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.
Medium6.2EPSS 0.77%
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- mitre
Description
LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.77% · top 44% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20020327 Root compromise through LogWatch 2.1.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4374 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020327 Root compromise through LogWatch 2.1.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVx_transferred
- logwatch-tmp-race-condition(8652) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000002.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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