What is CVE-2002-0991?

CVE-2002-0991 is a vulnerability in HP Cifs-9000 Server. Published 2002-10-04.

Is CVE-2002-0991 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in HP Cifs-9000 Server

CVE-2002-0991

Buffer overflows in the cifslogin command for HP CIFS/9000 Client A.01.06 and earlier, based on the Sharity package, allows local users to gain root privileges via long (1) -U, (2) -D, (3) -P, (4) -S, (5) -N, or (6) -u parameters.

Published 2002-10-04 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Cifs-9000 Server — versions a.01.05, a.01.06

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0016.html (vendor-advisory)
www.iss.net/security_center/static/9431.php (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0300.html (mailing-list)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5088 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-0991?: CVE-2002-0991 is a vulnerability in HP Cifs-9000 Server. Published 2002-10-04.
Is CVE-2002-0991 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.