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CVE-2002-0981

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0981 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ndcfg command affecting Caldera UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by providing an excessively long command line argument. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it presents a high severity risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:caldera:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openunix:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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

ftp.caldera.com / pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.36/CSSA-2002-SCO.36.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/9945.php
securityfocus.com / bid/5551