HIGH
SayText function in Kismet 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (backtick or pipe) in the essid argument
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.19%
Description
SayText function in Kismet 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (backtick or pipe) in the essid argument.
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.
2.19% 0.02189
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02189
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02189) | 81.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02189) | 80.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 77.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01143) | 85.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 1.35% (0.01350) | 86.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.35% (0.01350) | 84.05th | 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) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0259.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102269718506080&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9213.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kismetwireless.net/CHANGELOG x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4883 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0259.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102269718506080&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9213.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kismetwireless.net/CHANGELOG | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4883 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 16, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0904
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a