CVE-2002-1740
Buffer overflow in WorldClient.cgi in WorldClient in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 5.0.5.0 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long folder name (NewFolder parameter).
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 1.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Buffer overflow in WorldClient.cgi in WorldClient in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 5.0.5.0 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long folder name (NewFolder parameter).
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.10% probability · 66th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 May 2002
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- alt-n/mdaemon · alt-n/worldclient
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271374
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4689Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9026
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271374
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4689Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9026
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.