CVE-2002-0844 describes an off-by-one overflow vulnerability in the CVS PreservePermissions function within rcs.c, affecting CVSD versions prior to 1.11.2, specifically distrotech cvs. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as indicated by its CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 (High). Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:distrotech:cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.