HP Procurve Switch 4000M C.08.22/C.09.09 Telnet Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HP Procurve Switch 4000M C.08.22/C.09.09. This impacts an unknown function of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0350. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HP Procurve Switch 4000M C.08.22/C.09.09 (Router Operating System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

HP Procurve Switch 4000M running firmware C.08.22 and C.09.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a port scan of the management IP address, which disables the telnet service.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2002. The weakness was published 06/25/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0350. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 117 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38242 (HP ProCurve Switch Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8329), SecurityFocus (BID 4212†), OSVDB (10863†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6439†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Router Operating System

Vendor

• HP

Name

• Procurve Switch 4000M

Version

• C.08.22
• C.09.09

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/28/2002 🔍
03/01/2002 +1 days 🔍
06/25/2002 +116 days 🔍
06/25/2002 +0 days 🔍
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12/13/2004 +902 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3497 days 🔍
09/19/2025 +4088 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0350 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0350
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18335
X-Force: 8329
SecurityFocus: 4212 - HP ProCurve Switch Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10863 - HP - ProCurve Switch - Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6439 - DoS in HP Procurve Switch 4000M via Port Scan, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:16
Updated: 09/19/2025 15:04
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:16 (59), 06/03/2019 20:27 (3), 09/19/2025 15:04 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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