CVE-2002-1514

CVE-2002-1514 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the gds_lock_mgr component of Borland InterBase. An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack on a temporary "isc_init1.X" file, allowing them to overwrite arbitrary files and gain elevated privileges, as demonstrated by modifying the xinetdbd file. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-21865) exists, though there is no record of Metasploit or Nuclei modules, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.