CVE-2002-0600

Heap overflow in the KTH Kerberos 4 FTP client 4-1.1.1 allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code on the client via a long response to a passive (PASV) mode request.

Published: 2002-06-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0600 is rated Moderate Risk (58.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.67%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0600

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 2025-07-30 1.49% 1.67% +0.18%
2 2025-03-30 2.55% 1.49% -1.06%
3 2025-03-29 2.55%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0600

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0600

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0600

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kth kth_kerberos 4_1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos:4_1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kth kth_kerberos 4_1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos:4_1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kth kth_kerberos 4_1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos:4_1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kth kth_kerberos 4_1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos:4_1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
luke_mewburn lukemftp 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:luke_mewburn:lukemftp:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0600

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