CVE-2002-0256

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The telnet port in Arescom NetDSL 1000 router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of connections with long strings, which causes a large number of login failures and causes the telnet service to stop.

Affected products

Arescom Netdsl: 1000

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101328827420630&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8123.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4067
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101328827420630&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8123.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4067

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