CVE-2002-0169

security flaw

Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The default stylesheet for DocBook on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.2 is installed with an insecure option enabled, which could allow users to overwrite files outside of the current directory from an untrusted document by using a full pathname as an element identifier.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0168 The default stylesheet for DocBook on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.2 is installed with an insecure option enabled, which could allow users to overwrite files outside of the current directory from an untrusted document by using a full pathname as an element identifier.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:42 AM
Reserved
Apr 11, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 29, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM
Severity
Public date
May 1, 2002, 12:00 AM