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CVE-2002-0628
The Telnet service for Polycom ViewStation before 7.2.4 does not restrict the number of failed login attempts, which makes it easier for…
High7.5EPSS 2.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The Telnet service for Polycom ViewStation before 7.2.4 does not restrict the number of failed login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess usernames and passwords via a brute force attack.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 22 years later
· 22 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 5635 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- viewstation-telnet-login-dos(9349) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020904 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities in Polycom Videoconferencing Products (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
- http://www.polycom.com/common/pw_item_show_doc/0%2C%2C1444%2C00.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- viewstation-telnet-login-info-disclosure(44241) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- M-123 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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