THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2002-1566
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2002-1566

Netris vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
netris 0.5, and possibly other versions before 0.52, when running with the -w (wait) option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string to port 9284.
Affected vendor
Netris
Affected product
Netris
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2003-08-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2002-1566

  • Confirm whether Netris Netris is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-1566.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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