CVE-2002-0432

Buffer overflow in (1) lprintf and (2) cprintf in sysdep.c of Citadel/UX 5.90 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via attacks such as a long HELO command to the SMTP server.

Published: 2002-07-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0432 is rated High Risk (69.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.53%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0432

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 2026-01-01 5.99% 4.53% -1.46%
2 2025-07-27 3.78% 5.99% +2.21%
3 2025-03-30 — 3.78% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0432

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-2002-0432

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0432

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citadel ux <= 5.90 cpe:2.3:a:citadel:ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0432

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