CVE-2002-2121 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in SurfControl SuperScout Email filter for SMTP version 3.5.1. Remote attackers can crash the service by sending overly long SMTP HELO or RCPT TO commands, likely due to a buffer overflow. This 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, public exploit code, or inclusion in the KEV catalog, though it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_email_filter:3.5.1:*:smtp:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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