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CVE-2002-0169

The default stylesheet for DocBook on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.2 is installed with an insecure option enabled, which could allow users to overwrite files outside of the current directory from an untrusted document by using a full pathname as an element identifier.

Published: May 29, 2002
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2002-0169
Severity: Low
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: Low
Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
redhat / docbook_utils	0.6.13	0.6.13.x
redhat / docbook_utils	0.6.9-2	0.6.9-2.x
redhat / docbook_stylesheets	1.54.13	1.54.13.x

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4095
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8983.php
http://www.osvdb.org/5349
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-062.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4654

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