CVE-2002-0033

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in cfsd_calloc function of Solaris cachefsd allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request with a long directory and cache name.

Published: 2002-05-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0033 is rated High Exploit Risk (94.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 55.47%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +6.77% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0033

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21437 exploit_db edb 2002-01-01 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0033

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 2025-03-30 48.70% 55.47% +6.77%
2 2025-03-29 55.47% 48.70% -6.77%
3 2025-03-17 55.47%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0033

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0033

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0033

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun solaris 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.6 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0033

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