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CVE-2002-1224

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1224 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in kpf for KDE versions 3.0.1 through 3.0.3a. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the affected system, operating with the privileges of the kpf user, by manipulating the 'icon' parameter in a URL. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity due to its low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21934) confirms the availability of exploit code, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.3aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21934 · Oct 11, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0884 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 23,705 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 0.4 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 8.0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-1224

security flaw

Oct 8, 2002

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0164.html
PatchVendor Advisory
online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/294991
iss.net / security_center/static/10347.php
Vendor Advisory
kde.org / info/security/advisory-20021008-2.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
securityfocus.com / bid/5951
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory