CVE-2002-2237

Exp

tftp32 TFTP server 2.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a GET request with a DOS device name such as com1 or aux.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2237 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.80%). 1 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-2002-2237

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2237

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 2026-06-02 1.73% 1.80% +0.07%
2 2026-01-03 0.86% 1.73% +0.87%
3 2025-11-08 — 0.86% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2237

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-2002-2237

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2237

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tftp tftp_server 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp_server:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2237

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