CVE-2002-1513

Exp

The UCX POP server in HP TCP/IP services for OpenVMS 4.2 through 5.3 allows local users to truncate arbitrary files via the -logfile command line option, which overrides file system permissions because the server runs with the SYSPRV and BYPASS privileges.

Published: 2003-04-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1513 is rated Exploit Available (51.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1513

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21856 exploit_db edb 2002-09-25 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1513

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 0.27% 0.78% +0.51%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.27% +0.23%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1513

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1513

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1513

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
compaq tcp-ip_services 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tcp-ip_services:4.2:*:openvms:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tcp-ip_services 5.0a cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tcp-ip_services:5.0a:*:openvms:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tcp-ip_services 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tcp-ip_services:5.1:*:openvms:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tcp-ip_services 5.3 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tcp-ip_services:5.3:*:openvms:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1513

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