Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a message that is not properly provided to the syslog function when the wall command cannot be executed.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0573 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 47.42%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +12.70% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | 2025-03-30 | 34.72% | 47.42% | +12.70% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 47.42% | 34.72% | -12.70% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 47.42% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | solaris | 2.6 | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sunos | — | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sunos | 5.7 | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | sunos | 5.8 | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0049.html | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270268 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-10.html | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8971.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638099 | US Government Resource |
| http://www.osvdb.org/778 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4639 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A41 | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A79 |