Is CVE-2002-0844 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-0844 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-0844?

CVE-2002-0844 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-0844?

CVE-2002-0844 has an EPSS score of 0.65% (47th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0844?

Upgrade cvs on debian 11 to 1:1.11.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0844

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Off-by-one overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c for CVSD before 1.11.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

CWE-193

How to fix

Remediation Available

cvsDebian

Fixed in:1:1.11.2CVE-2002-0844

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Mailing List1

marc.info

Other references1

redhat.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.