THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2002-0679
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2002-0679

Unixware vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
23.3%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in Common Desktop Environment (CDE) ToolTalk RPC database server (rpc.ttdbserverd) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an argument to the _TT_CREATE_FILE procedure.
Affected vendor
Caldera
Affected product
Unixware
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2002-09-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 23.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2002-0679

  • Confirm whether Caldera Unixware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-0679.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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