CVE-2002-1129

Exp

Buffer overflow in dxterm allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -xrm argument.

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-2002-1129 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1129

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21807 exploit_db edb 2002-07-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1129

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 2025-12-04 0.10% 0.35% +0.25%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.10% +0.06%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1129

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-2002-1129

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1129

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
compaq tru64 4.0f cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0f_pk6_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f_pk6_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0f_pk7_bl18 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f_pk7_bl18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0g cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0g_pk3_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0g_pk3_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0_pk4_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0_pk4_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0_pk4_bl18 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0_pk4_bl18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0a cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0a_pk3_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0a_pk3_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1_pk3_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1_pk3_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1_pk4_bl18 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1_pk4_bl18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1_pk5_bl19 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1_pk5_bl19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk1_bl1 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk1_bl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk2_bl2 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk2_bl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1129

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