CVE-2002-2221 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating the PATH environment variable to execute a malicious binary in chetcpasswd.
- 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-2002-2221?
CVE-2002-2221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Dec 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious cp binary. NOTE: this issue might overlap CVE-2006-6639.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2221?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chetcpasswd Chetcpasswd.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2221?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-2221 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2221 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx83-g3r8-6vmg.