CVE-2002-0741 json
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a…
published 2002-08-12 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0733
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 8.0%
- EPSS 8.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 2
- Exploit-DB
Summary
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/4570 advisory
- iss.net/security_center/static/8912.php advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21409)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21409 psyBNC 2.3 - Oversized Passwords Denial of Service dos, 2002-04-22
- EDB-383 psyBNC 2.3 - Denial of Service dos, 2002-05-19
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4570 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/4570
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/8912.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0322.html
mailing-list
-
online.securityfocus.com
/archive/1/269131
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0741
- NVD CVE-2002-0741
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