CVE-2002-0020 in the critical feed json
Buffer overflow in telnet server in Windows 2000 and Interix 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed protocol o…
published 2002-03-08 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0020
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 16.9%
- EPSS 16.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in telnet server in Windows 2000 and Interix 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed protocol options.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/4061 advisory
- iss.net/security_center/static/8094.php advisory
Exploit prediction
16.95% 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 |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/4061
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/8094.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-004
vendor-advisory
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A424
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0020
- NVD CVE-2002-0020
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