CVE-2002-1519

Format string vulnerability in the CLI interface for WatchGuard Firebox Vclass 3.2 and earlier, and RSSA Appliance 3.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the password parameter.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1519 is rated High Risk (67.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.69%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1519

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 2025-03-30 6.41% 3.69% -2.72%
2 2025-03-29 3.69% 6.41% +2.72%
3 2025-03-19 3.69%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1519

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-2002-1519

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1519

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rapidstream rapidstream 500 cpe:2.3:h:rapidstream:rapidstream:500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rapidstream rapidstream 2000 cpe:2.3:h:rapidstream:rapidstream:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rapidstream rapidstream 4000 cpe:2.3:h:rapidstream:rapidstream:4000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rapidstream rapidstream 6000 cpe:2.3:h:rapidstream:rapidstream:6000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rapidstream rapidstream 8000 cpe:2.3:h:rapidstream:rapidstream:8000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
watchguard firebox v10 cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox:v10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
watchguard firebox v60 cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox:v60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
watchguard firebox v80 cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox:v80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
watchguard firebox v100 cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox:v100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1519

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