# CVE-2002-1392: faxspool in mgetty before 1.1.29 uses a world-writable spool directory for outgoing faxes, which allows local users to modify fax transmissi

- 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

faxspool in mgetty before 1.1.29 uses a world-writable spool directory for outgoing faxes, which allows local users to modify fax transmission privileges.

## 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

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11070
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7302
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-036.html
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-021.0.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154413326136&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-008.html
- http://search.alphanet.ch/cgi-bin/search.cgi?msgid=20021125142338.E12094%40greenie.muc.de&max_results=1&type=long&domain=ml-mgetty

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