Vulnerability in GNU Enscript
CVE-2002-0044
GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Enscript user via a symlink attack on temporary files.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Enscript
- Debian Linux — versions 2.2
- Red Hat Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
References
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3818 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3920 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-012.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-105 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7932 (vdb-entry)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-010.php3 (vendor-advisory)