CVE-2002-0741
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource...
CVE-2002-0741 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Psychoid Psybnc, published August 12, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.99%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
- Record
CVE-2002-0741- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
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CVE-2002-0741- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0733 No score
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
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EUVD-2002-0733- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9h6m-r29q-4858 No score
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource...
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
- Record
GHSA-9h6m-r29q-4858- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | psyBNC 2.3 - Oversized Passwords Denial of Service | 2002-04-22 |
| Exploit-DB | psyBNC 2.3 - Denial of Service | 2002-05-19 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |