CVE-2002-0251

Buffer overflow in licq 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string of format string characters such as "%d".

Published: 2002-05-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0251 is rated Moderate Risk (58.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0251

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 5.55% 3.52% -2.02%
2 2026-01-15 7.31% 5.55% -1.76%
3 2025-11-30 — 7.31% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0251

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-2002-0251

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0251

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
licq licq 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0251

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