CVE-2002-0628

The Telnet service for Polycom ViewStation before 7.2.4 does not restrict the number of failed login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess usernames and passwords via a brute force attack.

Published: 2003-01-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0628 is rated Moderate Risk (58.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.71%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0628

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 2025-11-15 1.42% 1.71% +0.29%
2 2025-03-30 2.60% 1.42% -1.18%
3 2025-03-29 2.60%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0628

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0628

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0628

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
polycom viewstation_128 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_128:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_128 7.2 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_128:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_512 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_512:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_512 7.2 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_512:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_dcp 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_dcp:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_dcp 7.2 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_dcp:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_fx_vs4000 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_fx_vs4000:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_h.323 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_h.323:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_h.323 7.2 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_h.323:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_mp 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_mp:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_mp 7.2 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_mp:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_sp_384 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_sp_384:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_sp_384 7.2 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_sp_384:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_v.35 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_v.35:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polycom viewstation_v.35 7.2 cpe:2.3:h:polycom:viewstation_v.35:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0628

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