CVE-2002-1522 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Cooolsoft PowerFTP FTP server version 2.24 and potentially other versions. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long USER argument during connection. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, primarily leading to availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, multiple ExploitDB entries demonstrate denial-of-service capabilities, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cooolsoft:powerftp:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cooolsoft:powerftp:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cooolsoft:powerftp:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cooolsoft:powerftp:2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.