CVE-2002-0273

Buffer overflow in CWMail.exe in NetWin before 2.8a allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long item parameter.

Published: 2002-05-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0273 is rated Low Risk (39.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.00%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0273

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 0.49% 1.00% +0.51%
2 2025-03-30 0.45% 0.49% +0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.45%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0273

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0273

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0273

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netwin cwmail 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7a cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7b cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7c cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7d cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7f cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7i cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7j cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7k cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7l cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7m cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7n cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7o cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7p cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7q cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7s cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin cwmail 2.7t cpe:2.3:a:netwin:cwmail:2.7t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0273

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