CVE-2002-0391

Name: CVE-2002-0391
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 58.13%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0391 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use libc, glibc, or other code based on SunRPC including dietlibc, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by passing a large number of arguments to xdr_array through RPC services such as rpc.cmsd and dmispd.. EPSS estimates a 58.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use libc, glibc, or other code based on SunRPC including dietlibc, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by passing a large number of arguments to xdr_array through RPC services such as rpc.cmsd and dmispd.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

58.13%

99.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freebsd	Freebsd	<= 4.6.1
Openbsd	Openbsd	3.1
Sun	Solaris	2.6
Sun	Solaris	9.0
Sun	Sunos	5.5.1
Sun	Sunos	5.7
Sun	Sunos	5.8
Microsoft	Windows 2000	All versions
Microsoft	Windows Nt	4.0
Microsoft	Windows Xp	All versions

References

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-055.0.txtBroken Link
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-011.txt.ascBroken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020801-01-ABroken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020801-01-PBroken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q4/0002.htmlBroken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0514.htmlBroken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0077.htmlBroken Link
http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=20823Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000515Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000535Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102813809232532&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102821785316087&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102821928418261&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102831443208382&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103158632831416&w=2Mailing List
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4402Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/285740Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-166.htmlBroken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-172.htmlBroken Link
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-25.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-142Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-143Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-146Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-149Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-333Broken Link
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9170.phpBroken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192995Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2399.htmlBroken Link
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:057Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-167.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-173.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-168.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-212.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5356Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-057Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A42Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4728Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9Broken Link
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-055.0.txtBroken Link
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-011.txt.ascBroken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020801-01-ABroken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020801-01-PBroken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q4/0002.htmlBroken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0514.htmlBroken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0077.htmlBroken Link
http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=20823Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000515Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000535Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102813809232532&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102821785316087&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102821928418261&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102831443208382&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103158632831416&w=2Mailing List
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4402Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/285740Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-166.htmlBroken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-172.htmlBroken Link
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-25.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-142Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-143Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-146Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-149Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-333Broken Link
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9170.phpBroken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192995Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2399.htmlBroken Link
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:057Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-167.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-173.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-168.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-212.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5356Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-057Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A42Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4728Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Aug 12, 2002
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2002-0391?

How severe is CVE-2002-0391?

CVE-2002-0391 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 58.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0391?

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Source: NVD / NIST