SurfControl SuperScout Email filter for SMTP 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long SMTP (1) HELO or (2) RCPT TO command, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2121 is rated Moderate Risk (45.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.81%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-03-17 | 1.12% | 0.81% | -0.31% |
| 2 | 2024-07-12 | 1.22% | 1.12% | -0.10% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 1.22% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| surfcontrol | superscout_email_filter | 3.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_email_filter:3.5.1:*:smtp:*:*:*:*:* |