CVE-2002-1245 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Maped in LuxMan 0.41 uses the user-provided search path to find and execute the gzip program, which allows local users to modify /dev/mem and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that points to a Trojan horse gzip program.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:frank_mcingvale:luxman:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1229	Maped in LuxMan 0.41 uses the user-provided search path to find and execute the gzip program, which allows local users to modify /dev/mem and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that points to a Trojan horse gzip program.

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 0.00124.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0062.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103660334009855&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-189
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.06.02.txt
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10549.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6113

History

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Frank Mcingvale Luxman

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:28.523Z

Reserved: 2002-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1245

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-11-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-1245

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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