Unscored CVE-2002-0165 EUVD-2002-0164GHSA-ww2c-x68v-x95c

LogWatch 2.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0162.

Published Apr 5, 2002 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

LogWatch 2.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0162.

References

http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000003.html
logwatch-tmp-race-condition(8652) vdb-entry
20020403 LogWatch 2.5 still vulnerable mailing-list