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high 7.5

CVE-2002-2300 json

Buffer overflow in ftpd 5.4 in 3Com NBX 4.0.17 or ftpd 5.4.2 in 3Com NBX 4.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-2278

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.0%
EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in ftpd 5.4 in 3Com NBX 4.0.17 or ftpd 5.4.2 in 3Com NBX 4.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long CEL command.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22060)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22060 3Com SuperStack 3 NBX 4.0/4.1 - FTPD Denial of Service dos, 2002-12-02
  • secnap.com http://www.secnap.com/alerts.php?pg=6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6297 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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