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CVE-2002-2196

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-2196 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Samba versions prior to 2.2.5, stemming from improper termination of the enum_csc_policy data structure. This critical flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high CVSS score of 7.5, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:1.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:1.9.17:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:1.9.17:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:1.9.17:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
6.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0671 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-2196

CVE-2002-2196

References

ftp.freebsd.org / pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc
lists.samba.org / archive/samba-technical/2002-June/022075.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHBA-2002-209.html
iss.net / security_center/static/10010.php
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/5587
Patch