CVE-2002-1071

ZyXEL Prestige 642R - Denial of Service via TCP SYN-ACK Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1071. PoCs published by Kistler Ueli.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in ZyXEL 642R routers by sending a malformed TCP packet with both ACK and SYN flags set to port 23, crashing the telnet service. The exploit is designed for the RafaleX tool and targets specific ZyXEL router models.

Description

ZyXEL Prestige 642R allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in the Telnet, FTP, and DHCP services (crash) via a TCP packet with both the SYN and ACK flags set.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kistler Ueli · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21561

This script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in ZyXEL 642R routers by sending a malformed TCP packet with both ACK and SYN flags set to port 23, crashing the telnet service. The exploit is designed for the RafaleX tool and targets specific ZyXEL router models.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZyXEL 642R and Prestige 310 routers (ZyNOS-based)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target router · RafaleX tool
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9372.php
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5034
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277307
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277242
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277303

Scores

EPSS 0.0332
EPSS Percentile 87.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
zyxel/prestige 310
zyxel/prestige 642r
Published Oct 04, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026