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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1542 · published 31 March 2003

CVE-2002-1542: Solarwinds tftp server vulnerability

Solarwinds · Tftp Server

SolarWinds TFTP server 5.0.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large UDP datagram, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

SolarWinds TFTP server 5.0.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large UDP datagram, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0344.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0040.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10462.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6043 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0344.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0040.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10462.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6043 ExploitVendor Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

5.0CVE-2010-2310Solarwinds tftp server improper input validation vulnerabilitySolarWinds TFTP Server 10.4.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long write request.EPSS 11%5.0CVE-2010-2115SolarWinds TFTP Server crafted read request denial of serviceSolarWinds TFTP Server 10.4.0.10 fails to properly validate input in a read request, allowing a remote attacker to exhaust the service so it accepts …EPSS 56%analysed5.0CVE-2009-3115Solarwinds tftp server improper input validation vulnerabilitySolarWinds TFTP Server 9.2.0.111 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service stop) via a crafted Option Acknowledgement…EPSS 11%5.0CVE-2006-1951Solarwinds tftp server vulnerabilityDirectory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds TFTP Server 8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files via a crafted GET req…EPSS 4.0%5.0CVE-2002-1209Solarwinds tftp server vulnerabilityDirectory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds TFTP Server 5.0.55, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via "..\" (…EPSS 13%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1542), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.