{"id":"CVE-2002-0332","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2002-0332","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:37:05.334Z","title":"Buffer overflows in xtell (xtelld) 1.91.1 and earlier, and 2.x before 2.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long DNS hostname that is determined using reverse DNS lookups, (2) a long AUTH string, or (3) certain data in the…","description":"Buffer overflows in xtell (xtelld) 1.91.1 and earlier, and 2.x before 2.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long DNS hostname that is determined using reverse DNS lookups, (2) a long AUTH string, or (3) certain data in the xtell request.","published":"2002-06-25T04:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:57:14.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["xtell/xtell"],"epss":{"score":0.05343,"percentile":0.92574,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2002-02-27","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":21309,"kind":"exploit","title":"xtell 1.91.1/2.6.1 - Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21309","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/21309.c","file":"exploits/linux/remote/21309.c","published":"2002-02-27","added":"2002-02-27","updated":"2012-09-12","author":"spybreak","type":"remote","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2002-0332","OSVDB-5836"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4193/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101494896516467&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-121","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8312.php","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4193","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101494896516467&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-121","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8312.php","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4193","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0332","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}