CVE-2002-1128

Buffer overflow in inc mail utility for Compaq Tru64/OSF1 3.x allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long MH environment variable.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1128 is rated Moderate Risk (41.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1128

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 0.04% 0.15% +0.12%
2 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 0.05%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1128

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-2002-1128

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1128

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
digital osf_1 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 3.0b cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 3.2b cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 3.2c cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 3.2d cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 3.2de1 cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2de1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 3.2de2 cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2de2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 3.2f cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 3.2g cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital osf_1 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital ultrix 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:digital:ultrix:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1128

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