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CVE-2002-0332

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0332 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in xtell (xtelld) versions 1.91.1 and earlier, and 2.x before 2.7. These flaws allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long DNS hostnames, AUTH strings, or specific data within an xtell request. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21309) confirms the existence of exploit code, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.91.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xtell:xtell:1.91.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xtell:xtell:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21309 · Feb 27, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0534 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

marc.info
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-121
PatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/8312.php
securityfocus.com / bid/4193