month report
December 2002
Data as of Jun 11, 2026, 06:04 UTCSnapshot v1 Sources CVEList V5+NVD+GHSA+CSAF+FSTEC BDU+CISA KEV+EPSS+Nuclei templates Methodology →
December 2002 closed with 31 published CVEs. 6 criticals, microsoft led volume, mostly via office web components. Biggest breakout: microsoft at ×5.0 their 12-month median. Top weakness class — CWE-20 (3 CVE). 10 vendors cracked the top-100 for the first time.
Total CVEs
31
— MoM— YoY
Severity mix
6 / 9
critical / high
KEV added
0
0 ransomware-linked
Nuclei coverage
0.0%
0 CVEs with templates
Time to exploit
How fast the community ships detection after a CVE drops.
Days → Nuclei (median)
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Within 7 days
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Within 30 days
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Days → KEV (median)
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Weakness × Vendor
What's spreading where in December 2002
Cells shaded by share of vendor's hottest weakness. Click any cell to open the CWE history.
Most discussed CVEs — December 2002
No CVE mentions in the news this month yet.
First time in top-100
Vendors never in top-100 in the prior 24 periods.
- #5fissh4 CVE
- #6intersoft4 CVE
- #7netcomposite4 CVE
- #8pragma systems4 CVE
- #9putty4 CVE
- #10winscp4 CVE
- #12ehud gavron2 CVE
- #14nullsoft2 CVE
- #15openldap2 CVE
- #17bizdesign1 CVE
Top vendors
Ranked by distinct CVE count this period.
- 5 CVECVSS 5.2×5.0PoC 1office web components (3) · windows 98 (1) · internet explorer (1)
- 5 CVE1 critCVSS 7.4PoC 2debian gnu/linux (5)
- 4 CVE2 critCVSS 8.3PoC 2mac os x (4) · mac os x server (1)
- 4 CVE4 critCVSS 10.0ios (4)
- 4 CVE4 critCVSS 10.0NEWssh client (4)
- 4 CVE4 critCVSS 10.0NEWsecurenetterm (4)
- 4 CVE4 critCVSS 10.0NEWshellguard ssh (4)
- 4 CVE4 critCVSS 10.0NEWsecureshell (4)
- 4 CVE4 critCVSS 10.0NEWputty (4)
- 4 CVE4 critCVSS 10.0NEWwinscp (4)
- 2 CVE1 critCVSS 8.8PoC 2cups (2)
- 2 CVECVSS 4.6NEWtracesroute (2)
- 2 CVECVSS 6.3ethereal (2)
- 2 CVECVSS 7.5NEWwinamp (2)
- 2 CVECVSS 7.5NEWopenldap (2)
- 2 CVECVSS 5.0cobalt raq xtr (1) · solaris (1) · sunos (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 6.8NEWimagefolio (1)
- 1 CVE1 critCVSS 9.8NEWcyrus sasl (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 5.0wget (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 5.0NEWncftp (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 5.0openbsd (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 7.5mysql (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 7.5red hat enterprise linux (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 7.5NEWsmb2www (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 6.8NEWsquirrelmail (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 7.5netbackup advanced reporter (1) · netbackup global data manager (1)
- 1 CVECVSS 4.3NEWw3m (1)
| # | Vendor | CVEs | Crit | KEV | Nuclei | Signals | Top products | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | microsoft | 5 | · | · | · | ×5.0PoC 1 | office web components (3) · windows 98 (1) · internet explorer (1) | — | |
| 2 | сообщество свободного программного обеспечения | 5 | 1 | · | · | PoC 2 | debian gnu/linux (5) | — | |
| 3 | apple | 4 | 2 | · | · | PoC 2 | mac os x (4) · mac os x server (1) | — | |
| 4 | cisco | 4 | 4 | · | · | ios (4) | — | ||
| 5 | fissh | 4 | 4 | · | · | NEW | ssh client (4) | — | |
| 6 | intersoft | 4 | 4 | · | · | NEW | securenetterm (4) | — | |
| 7 | netcomposite | 4 | 4 | · | · | NEW | shellguard ssh (4) | — | |
| 8 | pragma systems | 4 | 4 | · | · | NEW | secureshell (4) | — | |
| 9 | putty | 4 | 4 | · | · | NEW | putty (4) | — | |
| 10 | winscp | 4 | 4 | · | · | NEW | winscp (4) | — | |
| 11 | easy software products | 2 | 1 | · | · | PoC 2 | cups (2) | — | |
| 12 | ehud gavron | 2 | · | · | · | NEW | tracesroute (2) | — | |
| 13 | ethereal group | 2 | · | · | · | ethereal (2) | — | ||
| 14 | nullsoft | 2 | · | · | · | NEW | winamp (2) | — | |
| 15 | openldap | 2 | · | · | · | NEW | openldap (2) | — | |
| 16 | sun | 2 | · | · | · | cobalt raq xtr (1) · solaris (1) · sunos (1) | — | ||
| 17 | bizdesign | 1 | · | · | · | NEW | imagefolio (1) | — | |
| 18 | cyrusimap | 1 | 1 | · | · | NEW | cyrus sasl (1) | — | |
| 19 | gnu | 1 | · | · | · | wget (1) | — | ||
| 20 | ncftp software | 1 | · | · | · | NEW | ncftp (1) | — | |
| 21 | openbsd | 1 | · | · | · | openbsd (1) | — | ||
| 22 | oracle | 1 | · | · | · | mysql (1) | — | ||
| 23 | redhat | 1 | · | · | · | red hat enterprise linux (1) | — | ||
| 24 | smb2www | 1 | · | · | · | NEW | smb2www (1) | — | |
| 25 | squirrelmail | 1 | · | · | · | NEW | squirrelmail (1) | — | |
| 26 | symantec veritas | 1 | · | · | · | netbackup advanced reporter (1) · netbackup global data manager (1) | — | ||
| 27 | w3m | 1 | · | · | · | NEW | w3m (1) | — |
Sectors
Solution categories ranked by distinct CVE count this period.
- 16 crit5 vendorsCVSS 10.0securenetterm (4) · ssh client (4) · tracesroute (2)
- Operating Systems13 CVE2 crit6 vendorsCVSS 7.7debian gnu/linux (5) · cups (2) · red hat enterprise linux (1)
- Consumer Software8 CVE8 crit5 vendorsCVSS 9.4putty (4) · winscp (4) · ncftp (1)
- Security Products8 CVE4 crit3 vendorsCVSS 10.0secureshell (4)
- Mobile Apps4 CVE3 crit1 vendorsCVSS 8.3mac os x (4) · mac os x server (1)
- Communications2 CVE1 crit2 vendorsCVSS 8.3cyrus sasl (1) · squirrelmail (1)
- OSS Libraries1 CVE1 vendorsCVSS 5.0wget (1)
- Enterprise Software1 CVE1 vendorsCVSS 7.5netbackup advanced reporter (1) · netbackup global data manager (1)
- Databases1 CVE1 vendorsCVSS 7.5mysql (1)
- Unclassified1 CVE1 vendorsCVSS 6.8imagefolio (1)
| Sector | CVEs | Crit | KEV | Vendors | Products | Avg CVSS | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Networking Infrastructure▸ 3 | 14 | 16 | · | 5 | 5 | 10.0 | securenetterm (4) · ssh client (4) · tracesroute (2) |
| Operating Systems▸ 3 | 13 | 2 | · | 6 | 17 | 7.7 | debian gnu/linux (5) · cups (2) · red hat enterprise linux (1) |
| Consumer Software▸ 3 | 8 | 8 | · | 5 | 5 | 9.4 | putty (4) · winscp (4) · ncftp (1) |
| Security Products▸ 3 | 8 | 4 | · | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | secureshell (4) |
| Mobile Apps▸ 1 | 4 | 3 | · | 1 | 2 | 8.3 | mac os x (4) · mac os x server (1) |
| Communications▸ 1 | 2 | 1 | · | 2 | 2 | 8.3 | cyrus sasl (1) · squirrelmail (1) |
| OSS Libraries▸ 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | wget (1) |
| Enterprise Software▸ 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 2 | 7.5 | netbackup advanced reporter (1) · netbackup global data manager (1) |
| Databases▸ 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | mysql (1) |
| Unclassified | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 6.8 | imagefolio (1) |
Weakness × Sector
Which weaknesses hit which solution categories in December 2002
Cells shaded by share of the sector's hottest weakness. Click a row to open the sector history.