What is CVE-2002-1891?

CVE-2002-1891 is a vulnerability in Ayman Akt Ircit. Published 2002-12-31.

Is CVE-2002-1891 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ayman Akt Ircit

CVE-2002-1891

Buffer overflow in IRCIT 0.3.1 IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long invite request.

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

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ayman Akt Ircit — versions 0.3.1

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/9340.php (vdb-entry)
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276537 (mailing-list)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/4998 (Exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1891?: CVE-2002-1891 is a vulnerability in Ayman Akt Ircit. Published 2002-12-31.
Is CVE-2002-1891 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.