CVE-2002-0707

The Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via large GET requests, possibly due to a buffer overflow.

Published: 2002-10-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0707 is rated Moderate Risk (47/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.81%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0707

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 1.28% 1.81% +0.53%
2 2025-12-03 0.71% 1.28% +0.57%
3 2025-03-17 0.71%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0707

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0707

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0707

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
surfcontrol superscout_web_filter 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_web_filter:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
surfcontrol superscout_web_filter 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_web_filter:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
surfcontrol web_filter 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:web_filter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
surfcontrol web_filter 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:web_filter:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0707

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