CVE-2002-0054 in the critical feed json
SMTP service in (1) Microsoft Windows 2000 and (2) Internet Mail Connector (IMC) in Exchange Server 5.5 does not properly handle responses…
published 2002-03-08 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0054
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 22.4%
- EPSS 22.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SMTP service in (1) Microsoft Windows 2000 and (2) Internet Mail Connector (IMC) in Exchange Server 5.5 does not properly handle responses to NTLM authentication, which allows remote attackers to perform mail relaying via an SMTP AUTH command using null session credentials.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
22.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
- Technology feeds
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-011
vendor-advisory, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/4205
vdb-entry, patch, third-party-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=101501580409373&w=2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0054
- NVD CVE-2002-0054
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