CVE-2002-1602
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.013 · 69 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
1.26% (69th) EPSS
CVSS 4.6 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Buffer overflow in the Braille module for GNU screen 3.9.11, when HAVE_BRAILLE is defined, allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
4.6
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-119USLLM-inferred
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-21414GNU Screen 3.9.x Braille Module - Local Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
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also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
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published 2002-04-23modified 2026-06-16
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/524227enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268998enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4578enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8929enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/524227US Government Resourcenvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268998Exploitnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4578Exploitnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8929nvd
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