CVE-2002-0370

Buffer overflow in the ZIP capability for multiple products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via ZIP files containing entries with long filenames, including (1) Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, (2) Windows XP, (3) Windows ME, (4) Lotus Notes R4 through R6 (pre-gold), (5) Verity KeyView, and (6) Stuffit Expander before 7.0.

Published: 2002-10-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0370 is rated Moderate Risk (61.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.16%, 97th 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-2002-0370

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 2026-02-07 32.27% 30.16% -2.11%
2 2025-05-28 30.40% 32.27% +1.87%
3 2025-03-30 30.40%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0370

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-2002-0370

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0370

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
allume_systems_division stuffit_expander 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:allume_systems_division:stuffit_expander:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes <= 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 5.0.9a cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes r5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes r6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
verity keyview_viewing_sdk gold cpe:2.3:a:verity:keyview_viewing_sdk:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
winzip winzip 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_98_plus_pack cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_98_plus_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_me cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0370

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