CVE-2002-1653 — Farm9 Cryptcat, when started in server mode with the -e option, does not enable encryption, which allows clients to communicate without encryption despite intended configuration, and may allow remote attackers to sniff sensitive information

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MEDIUM

Farm9 Cryptcat, when started in server mode with the -e option, does not enable encryption, which allows clients to communicate without encryption despite intended configuration, and may allow remote attackers to sniff sensitive information

Published Mar 28, 2005

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.08%

Description

Farm9 Cryptcat, when started in server mode with the -e option, does not enable encryption, which allows clients to communicate without encryption despite intended configuration, and may allow remote attackers to sniff sensitive information.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.08% 0.01078

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01078

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 (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.08% (0.01078)	63.78th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.08% (0.01078)	60.55th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.45% (0.00445)	61.31th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.56% (0.00559)	78.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 4, 2024	0.56% (0.00559)	77.10th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.60% (0.00604)	77.86th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.60% (0.00604)	75.23th	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://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/165099
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8431
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10618
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/165099		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8431		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10618		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 28, 2005

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Mar 29, 2005

Link CVE-2002-1653

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-1653

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-1653