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CVE-2002-0817

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in super for Linux allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Affected products

• William Deich Super: 3.12, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0045.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102812622416695&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-139
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9741.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5367
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0045.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102812622416695&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-139
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9741.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5367

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