What is CVE-2002-1682?

CVE-2002-1682 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Daansystems Newsreactor, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2002-1682?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Daansystems Newsreactor

CVE-2002-1682

NewsReactor 1.0 uses a weak encryption scheme, which could allow local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to other users' newsgroup accounts.

Published 2002-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Daansystems Newsreactor — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7968 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5SP0P0K60C.html (Exploit, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3927 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1682?: CVE-2002-1682 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Daansystems Newsreactor, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2002-1682?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.