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CVE-2002-1119

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1119 describes a local arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting Python 2.2.1 and earlier versions. The os._execvpe function in os.py creates temporary files with predictable names, making it susceptible to a symlink attack. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity with local access required and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-1119

security flaw

Aug 1, 2002

References

ftp.caldera.com / pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-045.0.txt
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
Third Party Advisory
mail.python.org / pipermail/python-dev/2002-August/027229.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
marc.info
Mailing List
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-159
PatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/10009.php
Vendor Advisory
linux-mandrake.com / en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-082.php
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-202.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-048.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/5581
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory