CVE-2002-1998

Exp

Buffer overflow in rpc.cmsd in SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long parameter to rtable_create (procedure 21).

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1998 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.52%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1998

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1998

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 3.18% 2.52% -0.65%
2 2025-03-29 2.52% 3.18% +0.65%
3 2025-03-17 — 2.52% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1998

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1998

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1998

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sco open_unix 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_unix:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco unixware 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1998

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