CVE-2002-0293 describes a critical vulnerability in the FTP service of Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 systems, allowing the "halt" user to achieve root privileges by manipulating the root's .profile file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating high severity due to local access, high attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor readily available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4400CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alcatel-lucent:omnipcx:4400:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.