CVE-2002-1844

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 34% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: December 31, 2002 (8535 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the executables to gain privileges.

CWE

CWE-276

Affected Products

microsoft windows media player

References

🔗 archives.neohapsis.com 🔗 www.iss.net 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 archives.neohapsis.com 🔗 www.iss.net