Format string vulnerability in HylaFAX faxgetty before 4.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the TSI data element.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1049 is rated Moderate Risk (47.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.95%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 1.58% | 1.95% | +0.37% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.49% | 1.58% | +0.09% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.49% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2002-1049 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (hylafax), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1049 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.0_pl0 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.0_pl0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.0_pl1 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.0_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.0_pl2 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.0_pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.1_beta1 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.1_beta2 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hylafax | hylafax | 4.1_beta3 | cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |