CVE-2002-1214

Buffer overflow in Microsoft PPTP Service on Windows XP and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain PPTP packet with malformed control data.

Published: 2002-10-28 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1214 is rated Moderate Risk (61.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 75.52%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1214

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 2026-05-07 79.04% 75.52% -3.52%
2 2025-12-28 78.85% 79.04% +0.19%
3 2025-12-27 — 78.85% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1214

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-2002-1214

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1214

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2000 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1214

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