CVE-2002-2204

CVE-2002-2204 is a none vulnerability published on December 31, 2002. The default --checksig setting in RPM Package Manager 4.0.4 checks that a package's signature is valid without listing who signed it, which can allow remote attackers to make it appear that a malicious package comes from a trusted source.

CVE-2002-2204 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 31, 2002, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

CVE-2002-2204 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 80.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2002-2204, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.