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high 7.5

CVE-2002-1652 json

Buffer overflow in cgicso.c for cgiemail 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary co…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1633

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.0%
EPSS 8.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in cgicso.c for cgiemail 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long query parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21998)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21998 CGIEmail 1.6 - Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2001-09-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6141 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securiteam.com http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5TP0W005FE.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1002395 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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