CVE-2002-1844 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the executables to gain privileges.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1844 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.8 |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CWE | CWE-276 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the executables to gain privileges. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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