CVE-2002-1583

Buffer overflow in sqllib/security/db2ckpw for IBM DB2 Universal Database 6.0 and 7.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long username that is read from a file descriptor argument.

Published: 2004-09-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1583 is rated Moderate Risk (42/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1583

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 0.27% 0.47% +0.20%
2 2025-08-11 0.06% 0.27% +0.21%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1583

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-2002-1583

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1583

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm db2_universal_database 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1583

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