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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2002-0198 json

Buffer overflow in plDaniels ripMime 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in other programs such as xamime and inflex, allows remote attackers to exe…

published 2002-05-03 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0195

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.3%
EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in plDaniels ripMime 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in other programs such as xamime and inflex, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an attachment in a long filename.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

5.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.