# CVE-2002-2210: Path traversal in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2006
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c3r5-qf65-7v57

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2002-2210 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-4575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4575/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-0245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0245/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-0238](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0238/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-0239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0239/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2006-5870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5870/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-2210 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2210 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-2002-2210/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2210/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2210
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2210
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-2210

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2210/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.