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TI-2002-00125 Aliases CVE-2002-0129GHSA-7vcj-m2xj-87v8

efax 0.9 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to read arbitrary…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

efax 0.9 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -d option, which prints the contents of the file in a warning message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00345 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:efax:efax:0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8aVulnerableEfax
cpe:2.3:a:efax:efax:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableEfax
cpe:2.3:a:efax:efax:0.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9aVulnerableEfax
  • cpe:2.3:a:efax:efax:0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8a Vulnerable ·Efax
  • cpe:2.3:a:efax:efax:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Efax
  • cpe:2.3:a:efax:efax:0.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9a Vulnerable ·Efax

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0129
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vcj-m2xj-87v8

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2002-00126 Buffer overflow in efax 0.9 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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