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.
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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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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |