CVE-2002-1542

SolarWinds TFTP server <5.0.55 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1542. PoCs published by D4rkGr3y.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends a UDP packet of 8193 bytes or more to the SolarWinds TFTP Server, causing a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the server. The exploit leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability in the TFTP server.

Description

SolarWinds TFTP server 5.0.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large UDP datagram, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by D4rkGr3y · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21963

This exploit sends a UDP packet of 8193 bytes or more to the SolarWinds TFTP Server, causing a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the server. The exploit leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability in the TFTP server.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds TFTP Server
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target TFTP server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10462.php
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0344.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0040.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6043

Scores

EPSS 0.1320
EPSS Percentile 95.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
solarwinds/tftp_server 5.0.55_standard
Published Mar 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026