CVE-2002-0891 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the web interface (WebUI) of NetScreen ScreenOS versions prior to 2.6.1r8, and specific 2.8.x and 3.0.x versions before 3.0.3r1. Remote attackers can exploit this by submitting an excessively long username, causing the device to crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5r1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.5r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.5r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5r6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.5r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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