CVE-2002-1122

Buffer overflow in the parsing mechanism for ISS Internet Scanner 6.2.1, when using the license banner HTTP check, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long web server response.

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-2002-1122 is rated Moderate Risk (64.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.84%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.58% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1122

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 2025-08-07 4.26% 6.84% +2.58%
2 2025-03-30 6.01% 4.26% -1.75%
3 2025-03-29 — 6.01% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1122

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1122

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1122

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
iss internet_scanner 6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:iss:internet_scanner:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1122

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