CVE-2002-1601 Privilege escalation in n/a
Remote attackers can gain elevated privileges via malicious web pages or emails due to insecure CLASSPATH configuration in Adobe PhotoDeluxe.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1601?
CVE-2002-1601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Connectables feature in Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.1 prepends the Adobe directory to the CLASSPATH environment variable, which allows applets to run with higher privileges and remote attackers to gain privileges via an HTML e-mail message or a web page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1601?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Photodeluxe.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1601?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-1601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qpq-mrrj-2hc9.