CVE-2002-1914
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.
How to fix CVE-2002-1914
To remediate CVE-2002-1914, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dump—upgrade to 0.4b31-1 or later
Is CVE-2002-1914 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.4b31-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |