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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 executables to gain privileges.

Published

2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-276

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	windows_media_player	6.3	Yes
Operating System	oracle	solaris	-	No

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0260.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10398.php Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6003 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0260.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10398.php Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6003 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)