CVE-2002-1572
Signed integer overflow in the bttv_read function in the bttv driver (bttv-driver.c) in Linux kernel before 2.4.20 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Signed integer overflow in the bttv_read function in the bttv driver (bttv-driver.c) in Linux kernel before 2.4.20 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.3% 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
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403d6badc0mxsPaOTT_GuPVxCp1_ormw
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-205.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-206.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403d6badc0mxsPaOTT_GuPVxCp1_ormw
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-205.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-206.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.