Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AddExternalApp request and a TLV type greater than 0x2711.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0362 is rated High Exploit Risk (75/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.77%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 4.75% | 3.77% | -0.99% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 5.31% | 4.75% | -0.55% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 5.31% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| aol | instant_messenger | 4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102071080509955&w=2 | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9017.php | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4677 | Exploit |