7.5

CVE-2002-1652: mit cgiemail

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 28-03-2005Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-1652 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in mit cgiemail. EPSS estimates a 7.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
42/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.98%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 28-03-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in cgicso.c for cgiemail 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long query parameter.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.98% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
7.98%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securiteam.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securitytracker.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Show all 4 exploits
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    CGIEmail 1.6 - Remote Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Mit1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links