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CVE-2002-1233

12
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1233 describes a regression error in specific Debian distributions of the apache-ssl package, affecting Apache 1.3.27 and earlier. This vulnerability allows local users to read or modify the Apache password file through a symlink attack on temporary files when an administrator executes htpasswd or htdigest. With a CVSS score of 2.6, it is a low-severity vulnerability requiring local access and high attack complexity (AV:L/AC:H), with potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact (C:P/I:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low exploitation risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.17:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.18:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0056 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 747 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-187
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-188
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-195
iss.net / security_center/static/10412.php
iss.net / security_center/static/10413.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/5981
securityfocus.com / bid/5990