Is CVE-2002-1653 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-1653 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-1653?

CVE-2002-1653 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-1653?

CVE-2002-1653 has an EPSS score of 1.08% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1653?

Upgrade cryptcat on debian 11 to 20031202-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1653

MEDIUM

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Farm9 Cryptcat, when started in server mode with the -e option, does not enable encryption, which allows clients to communicate without encryption despite intended configuration, and may allow remote attackers to sniff sensitive information.

How to fix

Remediation Available

cryptcatDebian

Fixed in:20031202-2CVE-2002-1653

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

securityfocus.com

Government Resource1

kb.cert.org

Other references1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.