CVE-2002-0805 Misconfiguration in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 2 Apr 2003 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can modify world-writable files to execute arbitrary code due to insecure default permissions in Bugzilla.

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-2002-0805?

CVE-2002-0805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Bugzilla 2.14 before 2.14.2, and 2.16 before 2.16rc2, (1) creates new directories with world-writable permissions, and (2) creates the params file with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify the files and execute code.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0805?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Bugzilla.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0805?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0805 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0805 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0805 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4x59-wwg2-rhmx.