CVE-2002-0165 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2002-0165

LogWatch 2.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via...

Vulnerability Description

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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

logwatch
Vulnerable Versions:
2.5

Timeline

Official Publish: April 5th, 2002
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.