CVE-2002-1612

Buffer overflow in mailcv in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2002-09-13 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1612 is rated Moderate Risk (54.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1612

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 2025-12-27 0.08% 0.68% +0.60%
2 2025-04-16 0.05% 0.08% +0.03%
3 2025-03-30 0.05%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1612

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-2002-1612

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1612

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp hp-ux 10.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.00 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.04 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.11 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.22 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp tru64 4.0f cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp tru64 4.0g cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp tru64 5.0a cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp tru64 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp tru64 5.1a cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1612

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