What is CVE-2002-1473?

CVE-2002-1473 is a vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux. Published 2003-04-22.

Is CVE-2002-1473 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux

CVE-2002-1473

Multiple buffer overflows in lp subsystem for HP-UX 10.20 through 11.11 (11i) allow local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Published 2003-04-22 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.045 (91.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.045 · change: +0.001

Affected products

HP Hp-Ux — versions 10.20, 11.00, 11.11

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/9992.php (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0064.html (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory, Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1473?: CVE-2002-1473 is a vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux. Published 2003-04-22.
Is CVE-2002-1473 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.