CVE-2002-1914 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting versions b10 through b29 of the dump utility. A local attacker can exploit this by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file, preventing legitimate execution of the dump program. Rated with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, leading to a high impact on availability by preventing the dump utility from functioning. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting low current attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dump_project:dump:0.4:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dump_project:dump:0.4:beta29:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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