security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.83%
Description
Buffer overflow in the preprocessor in groff 1.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via lpd in the LPRng printing system.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:004
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:004
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:004
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:004 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:004 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:004 |
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01833) | 78.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01833) | 76.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01067) | 76.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01070) | 84.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01070) | 84.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 1.07% (0.01070) | 82.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 82.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3793 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-012.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3869 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0003 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616712 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7881 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0003
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0003
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3793 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-012.php | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3869 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0003 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616712 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7881 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0003 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0003 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.