security flaw
Published Jun 11, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.52%
Description
Buffer overflow in Netscape 6 and Mozilla 1.0 RC1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long channel name in an IRC URI.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:046
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:192
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:192
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:192
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:046 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:192 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:192 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:192 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 3.52% (0.03524) | 88.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.52% (0.03524) | 87.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 86.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.29% (0.01285) | 86.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01285) | 84.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01564) | 85.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01699) | 85.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000490 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270249 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8039 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8976.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4637 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0593 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616781 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0593
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0593
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000490 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270249 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/8039 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8976.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4637 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0593 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616781 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0593 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0593 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.