CVE-2002-0405

Buffer overflow in Transsoft Broker FTP Server 5.0 evaluation allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a CWD command with a large number of . (dot) characters.

Published: 2002-07-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0405 is rated High Risk (71.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.80%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0405

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-14 3.18% 3.80% +0.62%
2 2025-03-30 4.38% 3.18% -1.19%
3 2025-03-29 4.38%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0405

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0405

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0405

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
transsoft broker_ftp_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:transsoft:broker_ftp_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0405

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