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CVE-2002-0218

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0218 describes a format string vulnerability in sastcpd within SAS/Base and objspawn in SAS/Integration Technologies, both affecting versions 8.0 and 8.1. This vulnerability allows local users to execute arbitrary code by injecting format specifiers into command line arguments. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it presents a high severity risk due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sas:sas_base:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sas:sas_base:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sas:sas_integration_technologies:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sas:sas_integration_technologies:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0032.html
Vendor Advisory
online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/252847
online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/252891
Vendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/8018.php
Patch
sas.com / service/techsup/unotes/SN/004/004201.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/3980