SAP GUI (Sapgui) 4.6D allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a connection to a high-numbered port, which generates an "unknown connection data" error.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1579 is rated Moderate Risk (44.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.76% | 0.74% | -0.03% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.74% | 0.76% | +0.03% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.74% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sap | sapgui | 4.6 | cpe:2.3:a:sap:sapgui:4.6:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| sap | sapgui | 4.6a | cpe:2.3:a:sap:sapgui:4.6a:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| sap | sapgui | 4.6b | cpe:2.3:a:sap:sapgui:4.6b:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| sap | sapgui | 4.6c | cpe:2.3:a:sap:sapgui:4.6c:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| sap | sapgui | 4.6d | cpe:2.3:a:sap:sapgui:4.6d:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0334.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3972 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8007 |