CVE-2002-2334

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% 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-264

Description

Joe text editor 2.8 through 2.9.7 does not remove the group and user setuid bits for backup files, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary setuid and setgid root programs when root edits scripts owned by other users.

Affected products

Joseph Allen Joe: 2.8, 2.9, 2.9.1, 2.9.2, 2.9.4, 2.9.5 (+2)

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/292138
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10125.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5732
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/292138
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10125.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5732

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