What is CVE-2002-2374?

CVE-2002-2374 is a vulnerability in Sun Patchpro, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2002-12-31.

Is CVE-2002-2374 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Sun Patchpro

CVE-2002-2374

Unspecified vulnerability in pprosetup in Sun PatchPro 2.0 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "unsafe use of temporary files."

Published 2002-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/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: 0.012 (65.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sun Patchpro — versions 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

CyberSecAI/cve_

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/5540 (Patch, vdb-entry)
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-2374?: CVE-2002-2374 is a vulnerability in Sun Patchpro, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2002-12-31.
Is CVE-2002-2374 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.