CVE-2002-2334

Joe text editor 2.8 through 2.9.7 does not remove the group and user setuid bits for backup files, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary setuid and setgid root programs when root edits scripts owned by other users.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2334 is rated Low Risk (21.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2334

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 2026-06-15 0.15% 0.29% +0.14%
2 2026-06-14 0.06% 0.15% +0.09%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2334

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2334

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2334

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
joseph_allen joe 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
joseph_allen joe 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
joseph_allen joe 2.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
joseph_allen joe 2.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
joseph_allen joe 2.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
joseph_allen joe 2.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
joseph_allen joe 2.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
joseph_allen joe 2.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2334

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