CVE-2002-0256

CVE-2002-0256 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Arescom NetDSL 1000 router. Remote attackers can exploit this by repeatedly initiating telnet connections with long strings, leading to numerous login failures that ultimately cause the telnet service to crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in partial availability impact. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.