HIGH
Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a message that is not properly provided to the syslog function when the wall command cannot be executed
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.22%
Description
Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a message that is not properly provided to the syslog function when the wall command cannot be executed.
Affected products
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.
9.22% 0.09217
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09217
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.22% (0.09217) | 95.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.22% (0.09217) | 94.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 47.42% (0.47418) | 97.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 34.72% (0.34721) | 95.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 47.42% (0.47418) | 97.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 74.04% (0.74036) | 98.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | 84.18% (0.84180) | 98.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 82.73% (0.82733) | 98.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 84.79% (0.84789) | 98.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 86.34% (0.86342) | 98.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 87.78% (0.87775) | 98.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0049.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270268 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-10.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8971.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638099 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/778 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4639 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A41 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A79 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0049.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270268 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-10.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8971.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638099 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/778 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4639 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A41 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A79 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 11, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0573
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a