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CVE-2002-1513
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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.78%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.78% · top 44% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 5790 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- openvms-pop-gain-privileges(10236) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020927 OpenVMS POP server local vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20021001 [security bulletin] SSRT2371 HP OpenVMS Potential POP server local vulnerability (fwd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SSRT2371 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_COMPAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .