CVE-2002-1514

Exp

gds_lock_mgr in Borland InterBase allows local users to overwrite files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on a "isc_init1.X" temporary file, as demonstrated by modifying the xinetdbd file.

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-2002-1514 is rated High Exploit Risk (65/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2002-1514

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21865 exploit_db edb 2002-09-25 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1514

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 2025-08-10 0.14% 0.40% +0.26%
2 2025-03-30 0.21% 0.14% -0.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1514

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1514

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1514

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
borland_software interbase 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
borland_software interbase 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
borland_software interbase 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
borland_software interbase 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1514

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