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CVE-2002-1844

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-276

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Player: 6.3

References

• 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
• 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

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