01 Record
CVE-2001-1291
The telnet server for 3Com hardware such as PS40 SuperStack II does not delay or disconnect remote attackers who provide an incorrect username or password, which makes it easier to break into the
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The telnet server for 3Com hardware such as PS40 SuperStack II does not delay or disconnect remote attackers who provide an incorrect username or password, which makes it easier to break into the
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 8.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-04-02 05:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 04:51Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-05-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication AttemptsBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8e17bdf9e0f6b65037f05aada55afb780e9551b0f0cc0929e0308c27fb748faa
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com3com-telnetd-brute-force(6855)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6855
- www.securityfocus.com20010712 3Com TelnetDhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196957
- www.securityfocus.com3034http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3034