CVE-2002-0844

7.8
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
0.65%
LOW RiskEPSS (49th percentile)
CWE-193

Off-by-one overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c for CVSD before 1.11.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 8/12/2002
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2 Score

4.6

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.65%LOW Exploitation Risk
49th percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.65% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 49% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

CWE-193

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