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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2002-1513 json

The UCX POP server in HP TCP/IP services for OpenVMS 4.2 through 5.3 allows local users to truncate arbitrary files via the -logfile comman…

published 2003-04-02 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1496

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The UCX POP server in HP TCP/IP services for OpenVMS 4.2 through 5.3 allows local users to truncate arbitrary files via the -logfile command line option, which overrides file system permissions because the server runs with the SYSPRV and BYPASS privileges.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21856)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21856 OpenVms 5.3/6.2/7.x - UCX POP Server Arbitrary File Modification local, 2002-09-25
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5790 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • online.securityfocus.com http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293070 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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