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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2002-0256 EUVD-2002-0253GHSA-2gq4-2pw4-rw4q

The telnet port in Arescom NetDSL 1000 router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of connections with long st…

Published May 3, 2002 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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