VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2002-2334

CVSS score3.6 LOW
EPSS probability0.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Description

Joe text editor 2.8 through 2.9.7 does not remove the group and user setuid bits for backup files, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary setuid and setgid root programs when root edits scripts owned by other users.

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