CVE-2002-1844 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the executables to gain privileges.

Published: 2005-06-28

Score: 7.8 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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 0.00491.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0260.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10398.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6003

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Media Player

Oracle Solaris

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-28T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:55:58.862Z

Reserved: 2005-06-28T04:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1844

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-1844

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-276

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