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CVE-2002-1970

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SnortCenter 0.9.5, when configured to push Snort rules, stores the rules in a temporary file with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to obtain usernames and passwords for the alert database servers.

Affected products

• Snortcenter: 0.9.5

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/298587
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10540.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6109
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/298587
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10540.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6109

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