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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2002-0280 json

Buffer overflow in CodeBlue 4 and earlier, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string…

published 2002-05-03 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0277

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in CodeBlue 4 and earlier, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an SMTP reply.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-21643)

Exploit prediction

4.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21643 CodeBlue 5.1 - SMTP Response Buffer Overflow remote, 2002-07-24

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.