security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.19%
Description
The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell metacharacters in a link.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.51
- 0.52
- 0.53
- 0.54
- 0.55
- 0.56
- 0.57
- 0.58
- 0.59
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:191
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:189
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:156
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:189
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:189
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:190
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:191 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:189 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:156 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:189 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:189 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:190 |
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.19% (0.03190) | 87.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.19% (0.03190) | 86.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.95% (0.04950) | 88.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.43% (0.06432) | 84.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.95% (0.04950) | 88.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.55% (0.06555) | 93.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.52% (0.02523) | 90.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 2.18% (0.02180) | 88.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.37% (0.02367) | 88.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (19)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:06.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=72728 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000521 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:054 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103046442403404&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4471 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-158 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9978.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.osvdb.org/5033 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-189.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-190.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-191.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-156.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5574 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0989 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616835 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0989
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0989
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.