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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0162

CVE-2002-0162

Description

LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.

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Affected products

2

Logwatch/Logwatch2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:logwatch:logwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:logwatch:logwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.5
- (no CPE)range: <2.5

Patches

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