{
    "id": "CVE-2002-0162",
    "published": "2002-03-27 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:56:54",
    "cvss_score": "6.2",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.",
    "epss_score": "0.00772",
    "epss_percentile": "0.54507",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:03",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "logwatch",
            "product": "logwatch"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "21356",
            "title": "LogWatch 2.1.1/2.5 - Insecure Temporary Directory Creation",
            "date": "2002-03-27",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21356"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000002.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101724766216872",
        "http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/264233",
        "http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8652.php",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4374",
        "http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000002.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101724766216872",
        "http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/264233",
        "http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8652.php",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4374"
    ]
}