CVE-2002-2372 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the telnet server of IBM Infoprint 21, specifically in controller software versions prior to 1.056007. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the server by submitting an excessively long username, likely due to a buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), it represents a medium-severity issue that can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no authentication, leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.047012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infoprint_21:1.047012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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