{"cve":"CVE-2002-1963","nvd":{"published":"2002-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:00:23.223","status":"Modified","description":"Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.19 sets root's NR_RESERVED_FILES limit to 10 files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by opening 10 setuid binaries.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281100","http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9515.php","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281359","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5178","http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281100"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:35:54.859949650+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2002-1963","score":0.00462,"percentile":0.40107,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}