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CVE-2002-0017

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0017 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the SNMP daemon (snmpd) of SGI IRIX versions 6.5 through 6.5.15m. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted SNMP request. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no public exploit code available in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it shows no signs of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0325 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 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

patches.sgi.com / support/free/security/advisories/20020201-01-P
PatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/alerts/advise113.php
Vendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/7846.php
securityfocus.com / bid/4421