CVE-2002-0268 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Identix BioLogon 3 allows users with physical access to the system to gain administrative privileges by using CTRL-ALT-DEL and running a "Browse" function, which runs Explorer with SYSTEM privileges.

Published: 2002-05-03

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:identix:biologon:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0265	Identix BioLogon 3 allows users with physical access to the system to gain administrative privileges by using CTRL-ALT-DEL and running a "Browse" function, which runs Explorer with SYSTEM privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00073.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101366270807034&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8201.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4101

History

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Subscriptions

Identix Biologon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-05-03T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:42:28.611Z

Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0268

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-05-29T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:57:06.757

Link: CVE-2002-0268

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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