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CVE-2002-0322

Yahoo! Messenger 4.0 sends user passwords in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to...

7.5 High

Yahoo! Messenger 4.0 sends user passwords in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges of other users via sniffing.

Exploit likelihood

1.57%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Yahoo! Messenger 4.0 sends user passwords in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges of other users via sniffing.

Record
CVE-2002-0322
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

Yahoo! Messenger 4.0 sends user passwords in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges of other users via sniffing.

Record
CVE-2002-0322
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0319 No score

Yahoo! Messenger 4.0 sends user passwords in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges of other users via sniffing.

Record
EUVD-2002-0319
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pfvj-w62r-h35r No score

Yahoo! Messenger 4.0 sends user passwords in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to...

Yahoo! Messenger 4.0 sends user passwords in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges of other users via sniffing.

Record
GHSA-pfvj-w62r-h35r
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-2002-0322 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 1.57%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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