CVE-2002-1547

Netscreen running ScreenOS 4.0.0r6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed SSH packet to the Secure Command Shell (SCS) management interface, as demonstrated via certain CRC32 exploits, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-0144.

Published: 2003-03-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1547 is rated Moderate Risk (52.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.55%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.73% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1547

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 1.82% 3.55% +1.73%
2 2026-05-07 1.72% 1.82% +0.09%
3 2025-03-30 1.72%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1547

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1547

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1547

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper netscreen_screenos <= 4.0.0r6 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1547

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