Buffer overflow in Novell NetWare Client 4.80 through 4.83 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by using ping, traceroute, or a similar utility to force the client to resolve a large hostname.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1754 is rated Low Risk (19.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.05% | 0.38% | +0.33% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 0.89% | 0.05% | -0.84% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 0.89% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | netware_client | 4.80 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| novell | netware_client | 4.81 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| novell | netware_client | 4.82 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| novell | netware_client | 4.83 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |