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CVE-2002-1372

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1372 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) versions 1.1.14 through 1.1.17, affecting various Apple and Debian Linux distributions. The flaw stems from CUPS's failure to properly check return values of file and socket operations, leading to resource exhaustion. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.1.14, <= 1.1.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0297 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 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)

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-2002-1372Important

security flaw

Dec 19, 2002

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html
Broken Link
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
Broken Link
marc.info
Mailing List
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/10912
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2003/dsa-232
Third Party Advisory
idefense.com / advisory/12.19.02.txt
Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
mandrakesoft.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2003_002_cups.html
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-295.html
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/6440
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry