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CVE-2002-0872

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0872 describes a critical vulnerability in l2tpd version 0.67 where the random number generator is not properly initialized. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack sessions, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.62CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.63CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.64CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.65CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.66CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:l2tpd:l2tpd:0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0161 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

debian.org / security/2002/dsa-152
iss.net / security_center/static/9845.php
securityfocus.com / bid/5451