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CVE-2002-2068
Eraser 5.3 does not clear Windows alternate data streams that are attached to files on NTFS file systems, which allows attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 2.2%
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- mitre
Description
Eraser 5.3 does not clear Windows alternate data streams that are attached to files on NTFS file systems, which allows attackers to recover sensitive information that was supposed to be deleted.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 3912 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.seifried.org/security/advisories/kssa-003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ntfs-ads-file-wipe(7953) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- M-034 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 20020120 KSSA-003 - Multiple windows file wiping utilities do not properly wipe data with NTFS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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)
Record last updated .