CVE-2002-1914
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention)...
CVE-2002-1914 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Dump Project Dump, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. Fixed in dump 0.4b31-1.
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.
- Record
CVE-2002-1914- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-667
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.
- Record
CVE-2002-1914- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1893 No score
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1893- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmv4-4p35-4553
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention)...
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.
- Record
GHSA-xmv4-4p35-4553- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-667
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.
- Record
CVE-2002-1914- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-1914
dump 0.4 b10 through b29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1914- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-156.htm
securityfocus.com/bid/5264
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-583.html
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/283033
iss.net/security_center/static/9632.php
secunia.com/advisories/21520
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1914
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xmv4-4p35-4553
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1914