CVE-2002-1051

Exp

Format string vulnerability in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD (aka NANOG traceroute) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -T (terminator) command line argument.

Published: 2002-10-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1051 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.59%). 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-2002-1051

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1051

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 0.07% 0.59% +0.51%
2 2023-03-07 1.75% 0.07% -1.68%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.75% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1051

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1051

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1051

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ehud_gavron tracesroute 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ehud_gavron:tracesroute:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ehud_gavron tracesroute 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ehud_gavron:tracesroute:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ehud_gavron tracesroute 6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ehud_gavron:tracesroute:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1051

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