CVE-2002-0169
The default stylesheet for DocBook on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.2 is installed with an insecure...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0169- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0169- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0168 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0168- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hj7j-4p8c-xgw6 No score
The default stylesheet for DocBook on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.2 is installed with an insecure...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hj7j-4p8c-xgw6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0169 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Redhat Docbook Stylesheets, published May 29, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.