CVE-2002-2245

ftpd in NetBSD 1.5 through 1.5.3 and 1.6 does not properly quote a digit in response to a STAT command for a filename that contains a carriage return followed by a digit, which can cause firewalls and other intermediary devices to lose proper track of the FTP session.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2245 is rated Low Risk (36.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2245

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 0.10% 0.25% +0.15%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.10% -0.79%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2245

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:P/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2245

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2245

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netbsd ftpd 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:netbsd:ftpd:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd ftpd 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:netbsd:ftpd:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd ftpd 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:netbsd:ftpd:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd ftpd 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:netbsd:ftpd:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd ftpd 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:netbsd:ftpd:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2245

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