CVE-2002-0586

Format string vulnerability in Ns_PdLog function for the external database driver proxy daemon library (libnspd.a) of AOLServer 3.0 through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Error or Notice parameters.

Published: 2002-06-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0586 is rated Moderate Risk (60.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.91%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0586

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 1.98% 2.91% +0.93%
2 2025-03-30 2.94% 1.98% -0.96%
3 2025-03-29 2.94%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0586

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-2002-0586

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0586

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aol aol_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol aol_server 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol aol_server 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol aol_server 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_server:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol aol_server 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol aol_server 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_server:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol aol_server 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol aol_server 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_server:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol aol_server 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_server:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0586

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