Vulnerability in Borland Software Interbase
CVE-2002-1514
gds_lock_mgr in Borland InterBase allows local users to overwrite files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on a "isc_init1.X" temporary file, as demonstrated by modifying the xinetdbd file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (57.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Borland Software Interbase — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
References
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10196.php (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0311.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5805 (Exploit, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)