CVE-2002-1953

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in the goim handler of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.4 through 4.8.2616 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via escaping of the screen name parameter, which triggers the overflow when the user selects "Get Info" on the buddy.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1953 is rated High Exploit Risk (61/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.87%). 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-2002-1953

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1953

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 2.66% 1.87% -0.80%
2 2025-08-14 0.97% 2.66% +1.69%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.97% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1953

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1953

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1953

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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-2002-1953

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