CVE-2002-0028

Buffer overflow in ICQ before 2001B Beta v5.18 Build #3659 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Voice Video & Games request.

Published: 2002-02-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0028 is rated Moderate Risk (57/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.27%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0028

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 11.66% 5.27% -6.39%
2 2026-01-15 19.07% 11.66% -7.41%
3 2025-07-15 19.07%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0028

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0028

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0028

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mirabilis icq 2000.0a cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2000.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2000.0b_build3278 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2000.0b_build3278:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001a cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001b_build3636 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3636:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001b_build3638 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3638:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0028

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