CVE-2001-0563 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ElectroSystems Engineering Inc. ElectroComm versions 2.0 and earlier. A remote attacker can trigger this by sending excessively large strings (over 160,000 characters) to port 23, causing the application to crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, though no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are noted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electrosoft:electrocomm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electrosoft:electrocomm:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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