CVE-2002-1517

fsr_efs in IRIX 6.5 allows local users to conduct unauthorized file activities via a symlink attack, possibly via the .fsrlast file.

Published: 2003-04-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1517 is rated Low Risk (27.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1517

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 0.08% 0.34% +0.26%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1517

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-2002-1517

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1517

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sgi freeware 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:freeware:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.6 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.7 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.8 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.9 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.10 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.11 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.12 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.13 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.13m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.14 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.14m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.15 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.15m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.16 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.16m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.17 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.17m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.17m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1517

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