7.8

CVE-2002-0844: distrotech cvs Off-by-one Error

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2002-0844
Published 01-09-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-0844 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Off-by-one Error vulnerability in distrotech cvs. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.65%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2004:004

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Off-by-one overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c for CVSD before 1.11.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.65%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

50%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.65% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.65%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • cvs< 1:1.11.2
Distrotech1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

6 links