When was CVE-2002-0989 disclosed?

CVE-2002-0989 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 24, 2002, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2002-0989 actively exploited?

CVE-2002-0989 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 89.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2002-0989?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2002-0989, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2002-0989

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 89.8%
KEV: Not listed

References (30)

cve@mitreftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:06.asc
cve@mitrehttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=72728
cve@mitrehttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000521
cve@mitrehttp://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:054
cve@mitrehttp://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103046442403404&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4471
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-158
cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9978.php
cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/5033
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-189.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-190.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-191.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-156.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5574

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