CVE-2002-2404

Exp

Buffer overflow in IISPop email server 1.161 and 1.181 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long request to the POP3 port (TCP port 110).

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-2002-2404 is rated Exploit Available (59.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.92%). 2 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-2002-2404

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22019 exploit_db edb 2002-11-14 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2404

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 7.88% 2.92% -4.96%
2 2025-12-06 3.13% 7.88% +4.75%
3 2025-11-26 — 3.13% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2404

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-2002-2404

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2404

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
curtis_specialty_consulting iispop 1.161 cpe:2.3:a:curtis_specialty_consulting:iispop:1.161:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
curtis_specialty_consulting iispop 1.181 cpe:2.3:a:curtis_specialty_consulting:iispop:1.181:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2404

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