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    CVE-2002-1844

    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.

    Published:Dec 31, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 28, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.00491
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Media Player
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Solaris

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High