CVE-2002-1245 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by manipulating the PATH environment variable to execute a malicious gzip binary via LuxMan.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1245?
CVE-2002-1245 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Maped in LuxMan 0.41 uses the user-provided search path to find and execute the gzip program, which allows local users to modify /dev/mem and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that points to a Trojan horse gzip program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1245?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Frank Mcingvale Luxman.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1245?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2002-1245 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1245 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-189, GHSA-5cc9-22f6-38c6.