CVE-2002-2124

5.0

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

1.59%

LOW RiskEPSS (75th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

The recvn and sendn functions in nylon 0.2 do not check when the recv function call returns 0, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) by closing the connection while recv is executing.

Published: 12/31/2002

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

1.59%LOW Exploitation Risk

75th percentile

This vulnerability has a 1.59% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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