CVE-2002-2306 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Sharman Networks KaZaA Media Desktop 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending several large messages.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.16% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kazaa | kazaa media desktop |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | KaZaA Media Desktop 1.7.1 - Large Message Denial of Service | 2002-07-25 |
References
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