CVE-2002-1456

Exp

Buffer overflow in mIRC 6.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long $asctime value.

Published: 2003-06-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1456 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.60%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1456

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21759 exploit_db edb 2002-08-27 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1456

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 17.58% 11.60% -5.99%
2 2026-03-05 15.10% 17.58% +2.48%
3 2025-06-29 — 15.10% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1456

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-2002-1456

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1456

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
khaled_mardam-bey mirc 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
khaled_mardam-bey mirc 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
khaled_mardam-bey mirc 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1456

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