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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0296 · published 31 May 2002

CVE-2002-0296: Tarantella enterprise vulnerability

Tarantella · Tarantella Enterprise

The installation of Tarantella Enterprise 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "spinning" temporary file.

1.2 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.66% · top 50.3%
1.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.66%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The installation of Tarantella Enterprise 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "spinning" temporary file.

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-02/0187.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101467193803592&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4115 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8223
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-02/0187.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101467193803592&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4115 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8223

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0296), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.