HIGH
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in heartbeat 0.4.9 and earlier (claimed as buffer overflows in some sources) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain packets to UDP port 694 (incorrectly claimed as TCP in some sources)
Published Oct 21, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.33%
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in heartbeat 0.4.9 and earlier (claimed as buffer overflows in some sources) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain packets to UDP port 694 (incorrectly claimed as TCP in some sources).
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.33% 0.06329
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06329
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.33% (0.06329) | 93.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.33% (0.06329) | 92.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 11.97% (0.11969) | 93.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 15.35% (0.15353) | 94.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.91% (0.12913) | 93.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.99% (0.19992) | 92.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 12.91% (0.12913) | 93.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.94% (0.17943) | 94.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.73% (0.07730) | 94.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.73% (0.07730) | 93.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000540 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://linux-ha.org/security/sec01.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-174 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10357.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_037_heartbeat.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5955 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000540 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://linux-ha.org/security/sec01.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-174 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10357.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_037_heartbeat.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5955 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 21, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 15, 2002
Link CVE-2002-1215
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a