CVE-2002-2239

The Cisco Optical Service Module (OSM) for the Catalyst 6500 and 7600 series running Cisco IOS 12.1(8)E through 12.1(13.4)E allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a malformed packet.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2239 is rated Moderate Risk (56.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.71%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2239

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 2026-06-02 0.58% 0.71% +0.13%
2 2025-11-08 0.53% 0.58% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 0.53%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2239

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2239

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2239

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco ios 12.1e cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2239

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