CVE-2002-1542 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting SolarWinds TFTP Server versions 5.0.55 and earlier. Remote attackers can crash the server by sending a large UDP datagram, potentially due to a buffer overflow. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), a public exploit (EDB-21963) exists, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.55_standardCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:tftp_server:5.0.55_standard:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.