CVE-2002-1665 json
Buffer overflow in Yahoo!
published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1646
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.4%
- EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger before February 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long set_buddygrp field.
Patch / fix
- cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.html advisory
Exploit prediction
4.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
-
cert.org
/advisories/CA-2002-16.html
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=101439616623230&w=2
mailing-list
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/755755
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1665
- NVD CVE-2002-1665
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