CVE-2002-2017 describes a critical vulnerability in SAS/Base 8.0 where the sastcpd daemon allows local users to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by manipulating the authprog environment variable to point to a malicious program, which sastcpd then executes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its FAUCET Risk Score is 81/100, highlighting its significant danger. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are also minimal, suggesting it has not garnered widespread attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sas:base:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sas:integration_technologies:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.