CVE-2002-0498 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Etnus TotalView 5.0.0-4. Specific files within the application are installed with UID 5039 and GID 59, allowing local users sharing these identifiers to modify them. This misconfiguration could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, enabling attackers to gain the privileges of other TotalView users. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0_4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:etnus:totalview:5.0.0_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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