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CVE-2002-0427

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0427 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities within the fpexec component of mod_frontpage versions prior to 1.6.1, specifically affecting christof_pohl improved_mod_frontpage. This critical vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating that unauthenticated attackers can remotely achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially gaining root privileges. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:christof_pohl:improved_mod_frontpage:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0213 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

ftp.freebsd.org / pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:17.mod_frontpage.asc
iss.net / security_center/static/8400.php
PatchVendor Advisory
linux-mandrake.com / en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-021.php
securityfocus.com / bid/4251
PatchVendor Advisory