CVE-2002-1898
Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.17% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 September 2002
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- apple/terminal
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.2% 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/02/09/21/122236.shtml?tid=172Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2002/Sep/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10156.phpBroken Link, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5768Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/02/09/21/122236.shtml?tid=172Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2002/Sep/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10156.phpBroken Link, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5768Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.