CVE-2002-2300 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ftpd 5.4 and 5.4.2 services within 3Com NBX 4.0.17 and 4.1.4, respectively. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending an excessively long CEL command, causing the service to crash. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and potential for complete service disruption. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-22060) exists, indicating public exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:3com:webbngss3nbxnts:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:3com:webbngss3nbxnts:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:3com:webbngss3nbxnts:4.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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