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CVE-2002-0884

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-10-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in in.rarpd (ARP server) on Solaris, Caldera UnixWare and Open UNIX, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings that are not properly handled in the functions (1) syserr and (2) error.

Affected products

• Caldera Openunix: 8.0
• Caldera Unixware: 7.1.1
• Sunos: 5.7, 5.8

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0074.html
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273584
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9150.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4791
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0074.html
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273584
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9150.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4791

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