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CVE-2002-1612

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1612 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mailcv utility within HP Tru64 UNIX versions 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f. This flaw allows local attackers to escalate their privileges on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

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

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 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 0.5 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

ftp.support.compaq.com.au / pub/patches/Digital_UNIX/v5.1a/patch_kit/Tru64_UNIX_V5.1A/doc/txt/OSFPAT00131500520.txt
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/10016
wwss1pro.compaq.com / support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/408771
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource