CVE-2002-1501

Exp

The MPS functionality in Enterasys SSR8000 (Smart Switch Router) before firmware 8.3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple port scans to ports 15077 and 15078.

Published: 2003-04-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1501 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.96%, 93th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1501

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21791 exploit_db edb 2002-09-13 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1501

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 2026-06-15 6.79% 6.96% +0.16%
2 2025-03-30 6.14% 6.79% +0.66%
3 2025-03-29 — 6.14% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1501

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-2002-1501

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1501

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
enterasys smartswitch_ssr8000 e8.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:h:enterasys:smartswitch_ssr8000:e8.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enterasys smartswitch_ssr8000 e8.3.0.4 cpe:2.3:h:enterasys:smartswitch_ssr8000:e8.3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1501

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