CVE-2002-0080 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain supplemental group privileges in rsync daemon mode, allowing unauthorized access to restricted files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0080?
CVE-2002-0080 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
rsync, when running in daemon mode, does not properly call setgroups before dropping privileges, which could provide supplemental group privileges to local users, who could then read certain files that would otherwise be disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0080?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Linux, Samba Rsync.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0080?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0080 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0080 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0080 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mghq-fcpm-9vvg.