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CVE-2002-0844

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-193

Description

Off-by-one overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c for CVSD before 1.11.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Distrotech Cvs: before 1.11.2 — fixed in 1.11.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Distrotech Cvs 1.11.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0081.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102233767925177&w=2
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-004.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4829
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9175
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0081.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102233767925177&w=2
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-004.html

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