CVE-2002-0053
Buffer overflow in SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and...
CVE-2002-0053 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published February 18, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Buffer overflow in SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malformed management request. NOTE: this candidate may be split or merged with other candidates. This and other PROTOS-related candidates, especially CVE-2002-0012 and CVE-2002-0013, will be updated when more accurate information is available.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Buffer overflow in SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malformed management request. NOTE: this candidate may be split or merged with other candidates. This and other PROTOS-related candidates, especially CVE-2002-0012 and CVE-2002-0013, will be updated when more accurate information is available.
- Record
CVE-2002-0053- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malformed management request. NOTE: this candidate may be split or merged with other candidates. This and other PROTOS-related candidates, especially CVE-2002-0012 and CVE-2002-0013, will be updated when more accurate information is available.
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CVE-2002-0053- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0053 No score
Buffer overflow in SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malformed management request. NOTE: this candidate may be split or merged with other candidates. This and other PROTOS-related candidates, especially CVE-2002-0012 and CVE-2002-0013, will be updated when more accurate information is available.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0053- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3wm-r3jm-rxjg No score
Buffer overflow in SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and...
Buffer overflow in SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malformed management request. NOTE: this candidate may be split or merged with other candidates. This and other PROTOS-related candidates, especially CVE-2002-0012 and CVE-2002-0013, will be updated when more accurate information is available.
- Record
GHSA-j3wm-r3jm-rxjg- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0013
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0012
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-006
cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-03.html
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107186
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A402