CVE-2002-1119
os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names...
os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2002-1119- 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
os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2002-1119- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1107 No score
os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1107- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v59x-92cq-qv2v No score
os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names...
os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
GHSA-v59x-92cq-qv2v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-109542 No score
CVE-2002-1119 affecting package python-py 1.11.0-1
os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
AZL-109542- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
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In short
CVE-2002-1119 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Python, published August 28, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in python1.5 1.5.2-23.1.