CVE-2002-1665

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.79% Top 15%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101439616623230&w=2	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/755755	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1665?: CVE-2002-1665 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1665?: To fix CVE-2002-1665, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1665 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1665 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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