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CVE-2002-2179
The dynamic initialization feature of the ClearPath MCP environment allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a TCP…
High7.8EPSS 2.0%
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- mitre
Description
The dynamic initialization feature of the ClearPath MCP environment allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a TCP port scan using a tool such as nmap.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% 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: High 7.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- clearpath-port-scan-dos(10260) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20021017 Solution: Kill a Unisys Clearpath with nmap port scan (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20021002 Kill a Unisys Clearpath with nmap port scan (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5863 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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)
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- 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)
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