HIGH
Buffer overflow in talkd on NetBSD 1.6 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long inbound message
Published Oct 15, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.21%
Description
Buffer overflow in talkd on NetBSD 1.6 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long inbound message.
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.
3.21% 0.03215
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03215
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 | 3.21% (0.03215) | 87.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.21% (0.03215) | 86.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 9.39% (0.09394) | 92.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 12.18% (0.12176) | 93.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.21% (0.03210) | 85.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.57% (0.04570) | 81.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.21% (0.03210) | 86.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.80% (0.04802) | 93.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.80% (0.04802) | 91.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-019.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10303.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5910 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-019.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10303.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5910 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 15, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 8, 2002
Link CVE-2002-1194
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a