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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2002-2329 json

ICQ client 2001b, 2002a and 2002b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a message with a larg…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-2307

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

ICQ client 2001b, 2002a and 2002b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a message with a large number of emoticons.

Exploit prediction

2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5295 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

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.