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medium 5.0

CVE-2002-1566 json

netris 0.5, and possibly other versions before 0.52, when running with the -w (wait) option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of s…

published 2003-08-15 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1548

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

netris 0.5, and possibly other versions before 0.52, when running with the -w (wait) option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string to port 9284.

Patch / fix

  • netris Debian 14, Debian 12 0.52-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1566

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21784)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21784 Netris 0.3/0.4/0.5 - Remote Memory Corruption remote, 2002-09-09
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5680 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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