CVE-2002-2434

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.02i in the FTP server in Novell NetWare does not properly listen for data connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) via multiple FTP sessions.

Published: 2010-04-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2434 is rated Moderate Risk (40.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2434

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 2025-03-30 0.47% 0.43% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.43% 0.47% +0.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.43% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2434

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-2002-2434

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2434

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell netware_ftp_server <= 5.02b cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.01i cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.01i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.01o cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.01o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.01w cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.01w:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.01y cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.01y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2434

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