CVE-2002-1590

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-10-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) packages (1) SUNWwbdoc, (2) SUNWwbcou, (3) SUNWwbdev and (4) SUNWmgapp packages, when installed using Solaris 8 Update 1/01 or later, install files with world or group write permissions, which allows local users to gain root privileges or cause a denial of service.

Affected products

Sun Solaris: 8.0
Sunos: 5.8

References

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-48320-1
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-010.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6061
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10495
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-48320-1
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-010.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6061
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10495

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