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CVE-2002-1914

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1914 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting versions b10 through b29 of the dump utility. A local attacker can exploit this by using flock() to lock the /etc/dumpdates file, preventing legitimate execution of the dump program. Rated with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, leading to a high impact on availability by preventing the dump utility from functioning. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting low current attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dump_project:dump:0.4:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dump_project:dump:0.4:beta29:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
25.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0033 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 15,932 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-1914Low

security flaw

Jul 17, 2002

References

online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/283033
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
secunia.com / advisories/21520
Broken Link
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-156.htm
Third Party Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/9632.php
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-583.html
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/5264
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry