CVE-2002-0884
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in in.rarpd (ARP server) on Solaris, Caldera UnixWare and Open UNIX, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings that are not properly handled in the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in in.rarpd (ARP server) on Solaris, Caldera UnixWare and Open UNIX, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings that are not properly handled in the functions (1) syserr and (2) error.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.76% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- caldera/unixware · caldera/openunix · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.29/CSSA-2002-SCO.29.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0074.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273584
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9150.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4791Patch, Vendor Advisory
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.29/CSSA-2002-SCO.29.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0074.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273584
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9150.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4791Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.