Vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux

CVE-2002-1612

Buffer overflow in mailcv in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows local users to gain privileges.

Published 2002-09-13 · 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: 0.006 (46.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Hp-Ux — versions 10.20, 11.00, 11.04
HP Tru64 — versions 4.0f, 4.0g, 5.0a

References

wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp (vendor-advisory)
ftp.support.compaq.com.au/pub/patches/Digital_UNIX/v5.1a/patch_kit/Tru64_UNIX_V… (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10016 (vdb-entry)
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/408771 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)