CVE-2002-2164

Exp

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long <A HREF> link.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2164 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.34%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.57% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-2164

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21789 exploit_db edb 2002-09-09 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2164

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 2026-03-16 35.77% 39.34% +3.57%
2 2025-08-19 30.06% 35.77% +5.70%
3 2025-03-30 — 30.06% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2164

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-2002-2164

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2164

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft outlook_express 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_express 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2164

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