CVE-2002-1013

Exp

Buffer overflow in traffic_manager for Inktomi Traffic Server 4.0.18 through 5.2.2, Traffic Edge 1.1.2 and 1.5.0, and Media-IXT 3.0.4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -path argument.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1013 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1013

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21580 exploit_db edb 2002-06-25 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1013

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 0.35% 0.79% +0.44%
2 2025-08-06 0.14% 0.35% +0.21%
3 2025-03-30 0.14%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1013

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-2002-1013

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1013

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
inktomi media-ixt 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:inktomi:media-ixt:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inktomi traffic_edge 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:inktomi:traffic_edge:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inktomi traffic_edge 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:inktomi:traffic_edge:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inktomi traffic_server 4.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:inktomi:traffic_server:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inktomi traffic_server 4.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:inktomi:traffic_server:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inktomi traffic_server 5.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:inktomi:traffic_server:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inktomi traffic_server 5.2.0r cpe:2.3:a:inktomi:traffic_server:5.2.0r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inktomi traffic_server 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:inktomi:traffic_server:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inktomi traffic_server 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:inktomi:traffic_server:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1013

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