CVE-2002-0686

Buffer overflow in the search component for iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.1 and Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the NS-rel-doc-name parameter.

Published: 2002-07-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0686 is rated Moderate Risk (59.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.45%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0686

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 2026-02-04 4.58% 3.45% -1.14%
2 2025-12-02 4.68% 4.58% -0.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 4.68% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0686

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0686

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0686

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0686

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