What is the severity of CVE-2002-1196?

CVE-2002-1196 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to grant extra permissions to users.

What software versions are vulnerable to CVE-2002-1196?

CVE-2002-1196 affects Bugzilla versions 2.14.x before 2.14.4 and 2.16.x before 2.16.1 when the "usebuggroups" feature is enabled.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1196?

To fix CVE-2002-1196, upgrade Bugzilla to version 2.14.4 or 2.16.1 or later.

What causes the vulnerability in CVE-2002-1196?

CVE-2002-1196 is caused by incorrect bit value calculations for large numbers in the editproducts.cgi script.

What is the impact of not addressing CVE-2002-1196?

Failing to address CVE-2002-1196 may allow unauthorized users to gain elevated permissions in Bugzilla.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2002-1196

high

7.5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

28/10/2002

1/9/2004

8/8/2024

CVE-2002-1196

First published: Mon Oct 28 2002(Updated: )

editproducts.cgi in Bugzilla 2.14.x before 2.14.4, and 2.16.x before 2.16.1, when the "usebuggroups" feature is enabled and more than 47 groups are specified, does not properly calculate bit values for large numbers, which grants extra permissions to users via known features of Perl math that set multiple bits.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Mozilla Bugzilla	=2.16
Mozilla Bugzilla	=2.14.2
Mozilla Bugzilla	=2.14.3
Mozilla Bugzilla	=2.14.1
Mozilla Bugzilla	=2.14

Remedy

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-173

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1196?
CVE-2002-1196 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to grant extra permissions to users.
What software versions are vulnerable to CVE-2002-1196?
CVE-2002-1196 affects Bugzilla versions 2.14.x before 2.14.4 and 2.16.x before 2.16.1 when the "usebuggroups" feature is enabled.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1196?
To fix CVE-2002-1196, upgrade Bugzilla to version 2.14.4 or 2.16.1 or later.
What causes the vulnerability in CVE-2002-1196?
CVE-2002-1196 is caused by incorrect bit value calculations for large numbers in the editproducts.cgi script.
What is the impact of not addressing CVE-2002-1196?
Failing to address CVE-2002-1196 may allow unauthorized users to gain elevated permissions in Bugzilla.

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