What is CVE-2002-1713?

CVE-2002-1713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2002-1713?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

CVE-2002-1713

The Standard security setting for Mandrake-Security package (msec) in Mandrake 8.2 installs home directories with world-readable permissions, which could allow local users to read other user's files.

Published 2002-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.5% 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

Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 8.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/5050 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9389 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/455323 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277515 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1713?: CVE-2002-1713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2002-1713?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.