CVE-2002-0290

Buffer overflow in Netwin WebNews CGI program 1.1, Webnews.exe, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long group argument.

Published: 2002-05-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0290 is rated Moderate Risk (59.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.25%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0290

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 3.74% 3.25% -0.49%
2 2025-03-30 4.17% 3.74% -0.43%
3 2025-03-29 — 4.17% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0290

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-2002-0290

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0290

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netwin webnews 1.1h cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin webnews 1.1i cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin webnews 1.1j cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0290

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