Buffer overflow in Abuse 2.00 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -net command line argument.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1250 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.99%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21980 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-11-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 0.34% | 0.99% | +0.66% |
| 2 | 2025-08-08 | 0.13% | 0.34% | +0.20% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.13% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0055.html | |
| http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.01.02.txt | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10519.php | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6094 |