CVE

Id
4558  
CVE No.
CVE-2002-0165  
Status
Candidate  
Description
LogWatch 2.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0162.  
Phase
Modified (20020817-01)  
Votes
ACCEPT(4) Armstrong, Cole, Cox, Green | MODIFY(1) Frech | NOOP(3) Christey, Foat, Wall  
Comments
Christey> XF:logwatch-tmp-race-condition(8652) | URL:http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8652.php | CONFIRM:http://list.kaybee.org/archives/logwatch-announce/2002-March/000003.html | (notice how this is a different announcement than CVE-2002-0162) | Frech> XF:logwatch-tmp-race-condition(8652)