CVE-2002-1502 json
Symbolic link vulnerability in xbreaky before 0.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink from the user's .breakyhi…
published 2003-04-02 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1485
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Symbolic link vulnerability in xbreaky before 0.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink from the user's .breakyhighscores file to the target file.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/5700 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0131.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/5700
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0131.html
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/10078.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
xbreaky.sourceforge.net
/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1502
- NVD CVE-2002-1502
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