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CVE-2002-0320

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and...

7.5 High

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) message or (2) IMvironment field.

Exploit likelihood

6.96%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) message or (2) IMvironment field.

Record
CVE-2002-0320
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) message or (2) IMvironment field.

Record
CVE-2002-0320
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0317 No score

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) message or (2) IMvironment field.

Record
EUVD-2002-0317
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j98c-38q6-r4r2 No score

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and...

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) message or (2) IMvironment field.

Record
GHSA-j98c-38q6-r4r2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-0320 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Yahoo Messenger, published May 3, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.96%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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