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CVE-2002-2242

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-2242 describes a vulnerability in the Apple Package Manager within KisMAC 0.02a and earlier, where it incorrectly modifies file permissions of sensitive files post-installation. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 6.4, allows unauthenticated attackers to potentially read or modify these files due to an easily exploitable network vector and low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness despite its age.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.2aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0141 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/10813
securityfocus.com / bid/6336
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