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medium 5.0

CVE-2002-1945 json

Buffer overflow in SmartMail Server 1.0 Beta 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long request to (1) TCP…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1924

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in SmartMail Server 1.0 Beta 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long request to (1) TCP port 25 (SMTP) or (2) TCP port 110 (POP3).

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21973)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21973 SmartMail Server 1.0 Beta 10 - Oversized Request Denial of Service dos, 2002-10-31
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6075 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0418.html 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

Sources

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