CVE-2002-0814

Exp

Buffer overflow in VMware Authorization Service for VMware GSX Server 2.0.0 build-2050 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long GLOBAL argument.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0814 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.70%, 96th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0814

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21639 exploit_db edb 2002-07-24 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0814

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 14.02% 13.70% -0.32%
2 2025-07-14 8.28% 14.02% +5.73%
3 2025-03-30 — 8.28% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0814

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-2002-0814

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0814

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware gsx_server 2.0.0_build_2050 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:2.0.0_build_2050:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0814

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