CVE-2002-0872

l2tpd 0.67 does not initialize the random number generator, which allows remote attackers to hijack sessions.

Published: 2002-09-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0872 is rated Moderate Risk (56.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.61%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0872

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 0.72% 1.61% +0.90%
2 2025-03-17 1.24% 0.72% -0.52%
3 2024-01-29 — 1.24% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0872

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-2002-0872

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0872

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
l2tpd l2tpd 0.62 cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
l2tpd l2tpd 0.63 cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
l2tpd l2tpd 0.64 cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
l2tpd l2tpd 0.65 cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
l2tpd l2tpd 0.66 cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
l2tpd l2tpd 0.67 cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0872

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