CVE-2002-2018

sastcpd in SAS/Base 8.0 might allow local users to gain privileges by setting the netencralg environment variable, which causes a segmentation fault.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2018 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2018

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 2026-06-08 0.05% 0.06% +0.01%
2 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
3 2025-03-29 0.05%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2018

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-2002-2018

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2018

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sas base 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:sas:base:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sas integration_technologies 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:sas:integration_technologies:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2018

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