MEDIUM
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
Published Mar 18, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.63%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
13.63% 0.13632
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.13632
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.63% (0.13632) | 96.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.63% (0.13632) | 95.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.25% (0.15255) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.98% (0.01979) | 89.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 2.52% (0.02520) | 88.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.01% (0.03009) | 89.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.21% (0.06211) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06211) | 89.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06211) | 77.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0075.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0194.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10286.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5899 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0075.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0194.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10286.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5899 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 23, 2003
Link CVE-2002-1522
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a