CVE-2002-0256

Arescom NetDSL 1000 - Denial of Service via Telnet Connection Flood

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0256. PoCs published by Fabian Ramirez.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Arescom NetDSL-1000 modem's telnet service by sending a long string of shellcode multiple times, causing the telnetd service to crash. The shellcode appears to be a placeholder and does not execute meaningful payloads.

Description

The telnet port in Arescom NetDSL 1000 router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of connections with long strings, which causes a large number of login failures and causes the telnet service to stop.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Fabian Ramirez · cdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1464

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Arescom NetDSL-1000 modem's telnet service by sending a long string of shellcode multiple times, causing the telnetd service to crash. The shellcode appears to be a placeholder and does not execute meaningful payloads.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Arescom NetDSL-1000 modem
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · Telnet service exposed on port 23
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101328827420630&w=2
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4067
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8123.php

Scores

EPSS 0.0316
EPSS Percentile 86.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
arescom/netdsl 1000
Published May 29, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026