{"id":"CVE-2002-1891","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2002-1891","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:11.320Z","title":"Buffer overflow in IRCIT 0.3.1 IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long invite request.","description":"Buffer overflow in IRCIT 0.3.1 IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long invite request.","published":"2002-12-31T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:00:15.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["ayman akt/ircit"],"epss":{"score":0.05008,"percentile":0.92183,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2002-06-12","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":21537,"kind":"exploit","title":"Ayman Akt IRCIT 0.3.1 - Invite Message Remote Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21537","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/21537.c","file":"exploits/linux/dos/21537.c","published":"2002-06-12","added":"2002-06-12","updated":"2012-09-26","author":"gobbles","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2002-1891","OSVDB-42013"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4998/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276537","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9340.php","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4998","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276537","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9340.php","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4998","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1891","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}