CVE-2002-1653

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Farm9 Cryptcat, when started in server mode with the -e option, does not enable encryption, which allows clients to communicate without encryption despite intended configuration, and may allow remote attackers to sniff sensitive information.

Affected products

Farm9 Cryptcat: 1.10

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/165099
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8431
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10618
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/165099
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8431
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10618

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