CVE-2002-1196

editproducts.cgi in Bugzilla 2.14.x before 2.14.4, and 2.16.x before 2.16.1, when the "usebuggroups" feature is enabled and more than 47 groups are specified, does not properly calculate bit values for large numbers, which grants extra permissions to users via known features of Perl math that set multiple bits.

Published: 2002-10-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1196 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.59%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1196

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 0.43% 1.59% +1.16%
2 2025-09-07 0.46% 0.43% -0.02%
3 2025-03-17 0.46%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1196

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-2002-1196

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1196

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1196

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