Vulnerability in Joseph Allen Joe
CVE-2002-2334
Joe text editor 2.8 through 2.9.7 does not remove the group and user setuid bits for backup files, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary setuid and setgid root programs when root edits scripts owned by other users.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.003 (19.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Joseph Allen Joe — versions 2.8, 2.9, 2.9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/292138 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5732 (vdb-entry)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10125.php (vdb-entry)