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CVE-2002-2291

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Calisto Internet Talker 0.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a long request, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Affected products

• Calisto Internet Talker: through 0.04

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0090.html
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/300986
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3241
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6238
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10694
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0090.html
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/300986
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3241
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6238
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10694

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