CVE-2002-0211 EXPLOIT
6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 58)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Race condition in the installation script for Tarantella Enterprise 3 3.01 through 3.20 creates a world-writeable temporary "gunzip" program before executing it, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the program before it is executed.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.2 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.89% — more likely to be exploited than 58% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-05-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tarantella | tarantella enterprise |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Tarantella Enterprise 3 - gunzip Race Condition | 2002-02-08 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101208650722179&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/265845
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7996.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3966
- http://www.tarantella.com/security/bulletin-04.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101208650722179&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/265845
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7996.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3966
- http://www.tarantella.com/security/bulletin-04.html
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