MEDIUM
Buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 5,0,0,1064 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ymsgr URI with long arguments to (1) call, (2) sendim, (3) getimv, (4) chat, (5) addview, or (6) addfriend
Published Jun 11, 2002
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.94%
Description
Buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 5,0,0,1064 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ymsgr URI with long arguments to (1) call, (2) sendim, (3) getimv, (4) chat, (5) addview, or (6) addfriend.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.94% 0.04943
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04943
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.94% (0.04943) | 91.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.94% (0.04943) | 91.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.41% (0.21415) | 95.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.26% (0.18261) | 92.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 21.41% (0.21415) | 95.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.73% (0.09734) | 94.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.85% (0.01855) | 88.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 1.85% (0.01855) | 86.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01581) | 85.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.26% (0.06262) | 90.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.26% (0.06262) | 89.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.26% (0.06262) | 77.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274223 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/137115 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4837 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274223 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/137115 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4837 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 11, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 16, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0031
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a