CVE-2002-1225

Multiple buffer overflows in Heimdal before 0.5, possibly in both the (1) kadmind and (2) kdc servers, may allow remote attackers to gain root access.

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-2002-1225 is rated High Risk (74.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.55%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.07% 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-2002-1225

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 1.48% 4.55% +3.07%
2 2025-03-30 1.70% 1.48% -0.22%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.70% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1225

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

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

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1225

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-1225

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2002-1225 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (heimdal), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1225

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1225

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kth heimdal 0.3e cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.3e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kth heimdal 0.4a cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kth heimdal 0.4b cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kth heimdal 0.4c cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kth heimdal 0.4d cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kth heimdal 0.4e cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1225

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