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CVE-2002-0044

LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Enscript user via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Key facts

CVSS score
3.6 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS score
0.4% (27th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2002-0044)
Published
January 31, 2002
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2002-0044 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • debian / debian linux
  • gnu / enscript
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux

Certified products that may be affected

13 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 13 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-2002-0044: LOW severity (CVSS 3.6)