# CVE-2002-0896: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can evade detection by exploiting Swatch throttle logic flaws, allowing malicious events to go unreported.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0896, GHSA-2q4j-p6fg-wmfg

## What is CVE-2002-0896?

CVE-2002-0896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. 

### Official description

The throttle capability in Swatch may fail to report certain events if (1) the same type of event occurs after the throttle period, or (2) when multiple events matching the same "watchfor" expression do not occur after the throttle period, which could allow attackers to avoid detection.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0896?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Swatch Swatch.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0896?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2002-0896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0896 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0896/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0896/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0896
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0896
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0896

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