CVE-2002-0989

The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to...

7.5 HighFix available

The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell metacharacters in a link.

Exploit likelihood

3.19%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell metacharacters in a link.

Record: CVE-2002-0989
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

The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell metacharacters in a link.

Record: CVE-2002-0989
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2002-0978 No score

The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell metacharacters in a link.

Record: EUVD-2002-0978
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3r3-5gjp-qv35 No score

The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to...

The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell metacharacters in a link.

Record: GHSA-j3r3-5gjp-qv35
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

rob flynn gaim

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gaim` Debian:3.0	before 0.58-2.2	0.58-2.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2002-0989 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Rob Flynn Gaim, published August 27, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.19%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in gaim 0.58-2.2.

References

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