High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1844
CVE-2002-1844
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.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =6.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6003nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0260.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10398.phpnvdBroken Link
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