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CVE-2002-1944

5.0 · MEDIUM

Motorola Surfboard 4200 cable modem allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by performing a SYN scan using a tool such as nmap.

Published Dec 31, 2002motorolaEPSS 1.74%

Overview

CVE-2002-1944 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting motorola surfboard. It was published on December 31, 2002 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Motorola Surfboard 4200 cable modem allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by performing a SYN scan using a tool such as nmap.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from motorola. Update surfboard to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0429.htmlRefwww.iss.net/security_center/static/10513.phpRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0429.htmlRefwww.iss.net/security_center/static/10513.php

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1944?

CVE-2002-1944 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting motorola surfboard. It was published on December 31, 2002 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2002-1944?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2002-1944?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from motorola. Update surfboard to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2002-1944?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2002-1944 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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