CVE-2002-1361

Exp

overflow.cgi CGI script in Sun Cobalt RaQ 4 with the SHP (Security Hardening Patch) installed allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with shell metacharacters in the email parameter.

Published: 2002-12-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1361 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.87%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 1 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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1361

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22072 exploit_db edb 2002-12-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1361

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 22.86% 11.87% -10.99%
2 2026-05-07 20.76% 22.86% +2.11%
3 2025-03-30 20.76%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1361

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-2002-1361

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1361

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun cobalt_raq_4 cpe:2.3:h:sun:cobalt_raq_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1361

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