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CVE-2002-1128

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1128 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the inc mail utility affecting Compaq Tru64/OSF1 3.x and Digital Ultrix operating systems. An attacker can exploit this by providing a long MH environment variable, leading to local execution of arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2cCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 3,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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-q3/0122.html
PatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/10147.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/5747