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CVE-2002-0162 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary)

LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.

CVE IDCVE-2002-0162
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score6.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-03-27
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionLogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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