HIGH
security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.28%
Description
Format string vulnerability in stunnel before 3.22 when used in client mode for (1) smtp, (2) pop, or (3) nntp allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 3.3
- 3.4a
- 3.7
- 3.8
- 3.9
- 3.10
- 3.11
- 3.12
- 3.13
- 3.14
- 3.15
- 3.16
- 3.17
- 3.18
- 3.19
- 3.20
- 3.21
- 3.21a
- 3.21b
- 3.21c
- 3.22
- 3.24
Configuration 2
OR
- 1.0.1
- 8.1
- 7.2
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:002
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:002 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.28% 0.05283
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05283
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.28% (0.05283) | 92.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.28% (0.05283) | 91.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.92% (0.14916) | 93.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.61% (0.16609) | 91.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.92% (0.14916) | 94.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00831) | 82.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00831) | 82.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 1.08% (0.01079) | 84.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.08% (0.01079) | 82.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.86% (0.11863) | 95.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.86% (0.11863) | 94.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.86% (0.11863) | 89.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://marc.info/?l=stunnel-users&m=100869449828705&w=2 x_refsource_MISC
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247427 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/248149 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://stunnel.mirt.net/news.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-004.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3748 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0002 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616711 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7741 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0002
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0002
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=stunnel-users&m=100869449828705&w=2 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247427 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/248149 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://stunnel.mirt.net/news.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-004.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3748 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0002 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616711 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7741 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0002 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0002 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 25, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 2, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0002
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a