CVE-2002-0592

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to steal files that are being transferred to other clients by connecting to port 4443 (Direct Connection) or port 5190 (file transfer) before the intended user.

Published: 2002-06-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2002-0592 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.57%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0592

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 0.72% 1.57% +0.85%
2 2025-03-17 0.93% 0.72% -0.21%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.93% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0592

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-2002-0592

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0592

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aol instant_messenger 2.0.912 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.0.912:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 2.0.996 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.0.996:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 2.0_n cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.0_n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 2.1.1236 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.1.1236:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 2.5.1366 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.5.1366:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 2.5.1598 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.5.1598:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 3.0.1415 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:3.0.1415:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 3.0.1470 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:3.0.1470:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 3.0_n cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:3.0_n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 3.5.1635 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:3.5.1635:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 3.5.1670 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:3.5.1670:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 3.5.1808 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:3.5.1808:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 3.5.1856 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:3.5.1856:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.1.2010 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1.2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.2.1193 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2.1193:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.3.2229 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3.2229:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.4 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.7.2480 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7.2480:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.8.2616 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.8.2616:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 4.8.2646 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.8.2646:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0592

cvelogic Threat Intelligence