CVE-2002-1052

Jigsaw 2.2.1 on Windows systems allows remote attackers to use MS-DOS device names in HTTP requests to (1) cause a denial of service using the "con" device, or (2) obtain the physical path of the server using two requests to the "aux" device.

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-2002-1052 is rated Moderate Risk (50.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.83%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1052

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 2.07% 2.83% +0.76%
2 2025-09-10 1.58% 2.07% +0.49%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.58% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1052

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1052

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1052

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
w3c jigsaw 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:w3c:jigsaw:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1052

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