CVE-2002-0814 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in VMware Authorization Service for VMware GSX Server 2.0.0 build-2050 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long GLOBAL argument.

Published: 2003-04-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 14.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:2.0.0_build_2050:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14018.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2002-q3/0057.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102752511030425&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102765223418716&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9663.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5294
http://www.vmware.com/download/gsx_security.html

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.08284}`	epss `{'score': 0.14018}`

Subscriptions

Vmware Gsx Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:49.021Z

Reserved: 2002-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0814

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0814

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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