High severity · published Dec 31, 2002
CVE-2002-1844
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the…
7.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the executables to gain privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WM
Windows Media Player · Microsoft
6.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1844
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1844
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0260.html
Broken Link
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10398.php
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6003
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