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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2002-2026 json

Buffer overflow in BrowseFTP 1.62 client allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long FTP "220" message reply.

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-2005

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.2%
EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in BrowseFTP 1.62 client allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long FTP "220" message reply.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21201)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21201 BrowseFTP Client 1.62 - Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2002-01-04
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3781 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1003130 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

References

Sources

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