CVE-2002-2224

Buffer overflow in PGPFreeware 7.03 running on Windows NT 4.0 SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted Internet Key Exchange (IKE) response packets, possibly including (1) a large Security Parameter Index (SPI) field, (2) large number of payloads, or (3) a long payload.

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-2002-2224 is rated Moderate Risk (50.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.61%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2224

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 2025-10-16 2.35% 2.61% +0.25%
2 2025-03-30 1.68% 2.35% +0.67%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.68% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2224

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2224

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2224

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
network_associates pgp_freeware 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:pgp_freeware:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2224

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