HIGH
Yahoo! Messenger 4.0 sends user passwords in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges of other users via sniffing
Published May 3, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.57%
Description
Yahoo! Messenger 4.0 sends user passwords in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges of other users via sniffing.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
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.
1.57% 0.01571
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01571
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01571) | 74.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01571) | 72.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00717) | 70.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.22% (0.01221) | 85.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 1.22% (0.01221) | 85.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01221) | 83.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101466489113920&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101467298107635&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4173 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101466489113920&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101467298107635&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4173 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 3, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 1, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0322
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a