CVE-2002-2210 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 4 Apr 2006 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can overwrite files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary configuration file during OpenOffice installation.

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-2002-2210?

CVE-2002-2210 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The installation of OpenOffice 1.0.1 allows local users to overwrite files and possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on the USERNAME_autoresponse.conf temporary file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2210?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openoffice Openoffice.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2210?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2210 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2002-2210 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c3r5-qf65-7v57.