CVE-2002-1522 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in PowerFTP FTP server 2.24, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long USER argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.63% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-04-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cooolsoft | powerftp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.x - Remote Denial of Service (1) | 2002-10-05 |
| exploit-db | Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.x - Remote Denial of Service (2) | 2002-10-05 |
| exploit-db | Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.x - Remote Denial of Service (3) | 2002-10-05 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0075.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0194.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10286.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5899
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0075.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0194.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10286.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5899
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