CVE-2002-0053

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

35.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2002-03-08 05:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 21:56 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 35.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2002-03-08 05:00 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 21:56 UTC

Exploit probability

35.0% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-119 · Buffer errors

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 98se
• Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0
• Microsoft Windows Xp

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

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