CVE-2002-2018 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 14 Jul 2005 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating the netencralg environment variable to trigger a segmentation fault in SAS/Base.

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-2002-2018?

CVE-2002-2018 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

sastcpd in SAS/Base 8.0 might allow local users to gain privileges by setting the netencralg environment variable, which causes a segmentation fault.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2018?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sas Base, Sas Integration Technologies.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2018?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-2018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

CVE-2002-2017 sastcpd in SAS/Base 8.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by setting the authprog environment variable to reference a malicious p Critical 10.0

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cqh8-v9mm-8fcx.