CVE-2002-1046

Exp

Dynamic VPN Configuration Protocol service (DVCP) in Watchguard Firebox firmware 5.x.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet containing tab characters to TCP port 4110.

Published: 2002-10-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1046 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.32%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1046

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1046

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 2025-08-07 0.89% 1.32% +0.43%
2 2025-03-30 1.59% 0.89% -0.71%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.59% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1046

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1046

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1046

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
watchguard firebox 5.0 cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
watchguard soho_firewall 5.0.28 cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:soho_firewall:5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
watchguard soho_firewall 5.0.29 cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:soho_firewall:5.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
watchguard soho_firewall 5.0.31 cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:soho_firewall:5.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
watchguard soho_firewall 5.0.35 cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:soho_firewall:5.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
watchguard soho_firewall 5.0.35a cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:soho_firewall:5.0.35a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1046

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