CVE-2002-0020 Buffer overflow in telnet server in Windows 2000 and Interix 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed protocol options.
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0020 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2002-0020 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 25 Jun 2002.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0020 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows 2000. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0020/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0020/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0020?
CVE-2002-0020 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 25 Jun 2002.
Official description
Buffer overflow in telnet server in Windows 2000 and Interix 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed protocol options.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0020?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Interix, Microsoft Windows 2000.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0020?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0020 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0020 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxwp-93pm-95mr.