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CVE-2002-0028

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0028 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in ICQ versions prior to 2001B Beta v5.18 Build #3659. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by sending a specially crafted Voice Video & Games request. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score indicates a low probability of exploitation, there is no known public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or evidence of active exploitation, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2000.0aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2000.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2000.0b_build3278CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2000.0b_build3278:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2001aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2001b_build3636CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3636:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2001b_build3638CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3638:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0527 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
marc.info
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/7743
cert.org / advisories/CA-2002-02.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/570167
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/3813
PatchVendor Advisory