CVE-2002-0981

Buffer overflow in ndcfg command for UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line.

Published: 2002-09-24 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0981 is rated Moderate Risk (41.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0981

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 0.34% 0.46% +0.12%
2 2025-08-05 0.06% 0.34% +0.29%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0981

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0981

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0981

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
caldera unixware 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:caldera:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openunix 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openunix:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0981

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