HIGH
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger before February 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long set_buddygrp field
Published May 28, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.44%
Description
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger before February 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long set_buddygrp field.
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.
4.44% 0.04443
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04443
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 | 4.44% (0.04443) | 91.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04443) | 90.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 5, 2025 | 13.40% (0.13400) | 93.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.79% (0.04794) | 88.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.65% (0.03653) | 79.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.79% (0.04794) | 88.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.70% (0.02697) | 90.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 2.70% (0.02697) | 90.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.91% (0.02906) | 89.21th | 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) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101439616623230&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- 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/755755 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101439616623230&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| 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/755755 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 28, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 28, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1665
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a