CVE catalog
CVE-2002-0896
swatch: CVE-2002-0896
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.38% · Oct 25, 2026
The throttle capability in Swatch may fail to report certain events if (1) the same type of event occurs after the throttle period, or (2) when multiple events matching the same "watchfor" expression do not occur after the throttle period, which could allow attackers to avoid detection.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | swatch | sid | 3.2.4-5 | fixed |
| Debian | swatch | forky | 3.2.4-5 | fixed |
| Debian | swatch | trixie | 3.2.4-5 | fixed |
| Debian | swatch | bookworm | 3.2.4-5 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | swatch | source | sid | 3.0.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | swatch | source | forky | 3.0.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | swatch | source | trixie | 3.0.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | swatch | source | bookworm | 3.0.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [swatch]Fixed
Details (2)
3.2.4-5· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · swatch · debian · bookworm; dsa · swatch · debian · 12
3.2.4-5· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · swatch · debian · bookworm; dsa · swatch · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [swatch]Fixed
Details (2)
3.2.4-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · swatch · debian · 13
3.2.4-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · swatch · debian · 13
Observed: