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CVE-2002-1574

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1574 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ixj telephony card driver within the Linux kernel prior to version 2.4.20. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, and potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the exact attack vectors and impact remain unknown, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite its age, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, primarily on GitHub.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 3,048 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-1574Moderate

security flaw

Aug 26, 2002

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/10417
ciac.org / ciac/bulletins/n-096.shtml
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-205.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-206.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-044.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-106.html
securityfocus.com / bid/5985
PatchVendor Advisory