CVE-2002-0887

Exp

scoadmin for Caldera/SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using log files.

Published: 2002-10-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0887 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). 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-2002-0887

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21489 exploit_db edb 2002-05-29 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0887

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 0.45% 0.69% +0.24%
2 2025-12-03 0.23% 0.45% +0.22%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.23% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0887

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0887

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0887

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
caldera openserver 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openserver 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openserver:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0887

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