CVE-2002-0005

Exp

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480, 4.8.2616, and other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument in a game request (AddGame).

Published: 2002-01-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0005 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.54%, 96th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0005

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21196 exploit_db edb 2002-01-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0005

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 27.93% 15.54% -12.39%
2 2025-03-30 25.33% 27.93% +2.60%
3 2025-03-29 — 25.33% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0005

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0005

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0005

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aol instant_messenger 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.3.2229 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3.2229:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.4 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.7.2480 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7.2480:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.8.2616 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.8.2616:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0005

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