CVE-2002-2221

MEDIUM 6.2CVE-2002-2221 · Published 31/12/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-2221 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability affecting chetcpasswd (chetcpasswd).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.29%, higher than 21.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
chetcpasswd chetcpasswd	`= 2.3.1= 2.3.3= 2.4.1`	No fix yet

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious cp binary. NOTE: this issue might overlap CVE-2006-6639.

References

secunia.com/advisories/23024 · Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/id · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/21644 · Vendor Advisory

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