# CVE-2002-0844: Off-by-one overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c for CVSD before 1.11.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Off-by-one overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c for CVSD before 1.11.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-004.html
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-035.0.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0081.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9175
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4829
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102233767925177&w=2

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