CVE-2002-0105 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 15 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges via symlink attacks on world-writable dtlogin error files in Caldera UnixWare.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-0105?

CVE-2002-0105 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CDE dtlogin in Caldera UnixWare 7.1.0, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on /var/dt/Xerrors since /var/dt is world-writable.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0105?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Caldera Unixware.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0105?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0105 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0105 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0105 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wv56-vjrw-54p2.