CVE-2002-0678

CDE ToolTalk database server (ttdbserver) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the transaction log file used by the _TT_TRANSACTION RPC procedure.

Published: 2002-07-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0678 is rated Moderate Risk (49.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0678

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.33% 0.43% +0.10%
2 2025-03-29 0.43% 0.33% -0.10%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.43% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0678

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0678

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0678

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
caldera unixware 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:caldera:unixware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera unixware 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:caldera:unixware:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera unixware 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:caldera:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xi_graphics dextop 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:xi_graphics:dextop:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 5.3 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.6 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.7 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.8 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.9 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.10 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.11 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.12 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.13 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.14 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.15 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.16 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openunix 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openunix:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0f cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0g cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0a cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.10 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.24 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.00 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.11 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.6 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.8 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0678

URL Tags
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.28/CSSA-2002-SCO.28.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021101-01-P
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q3/0002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102635906423617&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-20.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9527.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/299816 Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5083
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0207-199
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A175
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2770
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A80
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