CVE-2002-0284

Winamp 2.78 and 2.77, when opening a wma file that requires a license, sends the full path of the Temporary Internet Files directory to the web page that is processing the license, which could allow malicious web servers to obtain the pathname.

Published: 2002-05-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0284 is rated Low Risk (29.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.85%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0284

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 0.45% 0.85% +0.40%
2 2025-03-30 0.50% 0.45% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 0.50%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0284

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0284

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0284

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nullsoft winamp 2.77 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.78 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0284

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