CVE-2002-0003

Buffer overflow in the preprocessor in groff 1.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via lpd in the LPRng printing system.

Published: 2002-02-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0003 is rated Moderate Risk (57.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.83%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0003

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.07% 1.83% +0.77%
2 2025-03-30 1.00% 1.07% +0.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.00% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0003

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0003

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0003

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0003

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0003

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu groff <= 1.16 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0003

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