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CVE-2002-1604

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1604 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in HP Tru64 UNIX, specifically affecting several utilities including csh, dtsession, and imapd. These flaws allow local, and potentially remote, attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an overly long NLSPATH environment variable. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1497 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/10016
wwss1pro.compaq.com / support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp
blacksheepnetworks.com / security/hack/tru64/TRU64_nlspath.txt
Exploit
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/158499
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/416427
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/437899
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/448987
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/531355
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/567963
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/584243
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/592515
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/846307
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / archive/1/290115
securityfocus.com / bid/5647