CVE-2002-0405 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Transsoft Broker FTP Server 5.0 evaluation. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a CWD command with an excessive number of dot characters. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with network access, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:transsoft:broker_ftp_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.