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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1193

CVE-2002-1193

Description

tkmail before 4.0beta9-8.1 allows local users to create or overwrite files as users via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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Affected products

6

Tkmail/Tkmail6 versions
cpe:2.3:a:tkmail:tkmail:4.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:tkmail:tkmail:4.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tkmail:tkmail:4.0_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tkmail:tkmail:4.0_beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tkmail:tkmail:4.0_beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tkmail:tkmail:4.0_beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.0beta9-8.1

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References

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www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-172nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.iss.net/security_center/static/10307.phpnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5911nvd

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