CVE-2002-1501

Enterasys SmartSwitch SSR8000 - Denial of Service via Multiple Port Scans to Ports 15077 and 15078

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1501. PoCs published by Mella Marco.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Enterasys SSR8000 switches where specific TCP port scans cause the device to crash. The provided command uses Nmap to trigger the instability by scanning ports 15077-15078.

Description

The MPS functionality in Enterasys SSR8000 (Smart Switch Router) before firmware 8.3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple port scans to ports 15077 and 15078.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb SCANNER VERIFIED
by Mella Marco · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21791

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Enterasys SSR8000 switches where specific TCP port scans cause the device to crash. The provided command uses Nmap to trigger the instability by scanning ports 15077-15078.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Enterasys SSR8000
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Nmap installed · Network access to the target switch
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5703
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0141.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10096.php

Scores

EPSS 0.0696
EPSS Percentile 93.5%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
enterasys/smartswitch_ssr8000 e8.2.0.0
enterasys/smartswitch_ssr8000 e8.3.0.4
Published Apr 02, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026