Buffer overflow in index.cgi administration interface for Boozt! Standard 0.9.8 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long name field when creating a new banner.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0098 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.88%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.67% 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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21205 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-01-07 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2.21% | 6.88% | +4.67% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 3.46% | 2.21% | -1.25% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 3.46% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| boozt | boozt_standard | 0.9.8 | cpe:2.3:a:boozt:boozt_standard:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101027773404836&w=2 | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249219 | Exploit |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/cgi-bin/vulns-item.pl?section=info&id=3787 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.boozt.com/news_detail.php?id=3 | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7790.php | Vendor Advisory |