HIGH
The MOSIX Project clump/os 5.4 creates a default VNC account without a password, which allows remote attackers to gain root access
Published Aug 5, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.74%
Description
The MOSIX Project clump/os 5.4 creates a default VNC account without a password, which allows remote attackers to gain root access.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
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.
2.74% 0.02740
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02740
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 | 2.74% (0.02740) | 85.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 82.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.35% (0.01355) | 78.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00876) | 83.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 74.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 72.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 69.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00266) | 66.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 63.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00953) | 80.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0327.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8928.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4581 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0327.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8928.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4581 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 5, 2005
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Aug 5, 2005
Link CVE-2002-2088
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a