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CVE-2002-0063

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0063 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ippRead function of CUPS versions prior to 1.1.14. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying excessively long attribute names or language values. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0384 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Powertools 7.0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-0063

security flaw

Feb 13, 2002

References

ftp.caldera.com / pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-008.0.txt
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
lists2.suse.com / archive/suse-security-announce/2001-Mar/0000.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/8192
cups.org / relnotes.html
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-110
Patch
linux-mandrake.com / en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-015.php
Patch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-032.html
securityfocus.com / bid/4100