CVE-2002-0332: Xtell

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 5.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflows in xtell (xtelld) 1.91.1 and earlier, and 2.x before 2.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long DNS hostname that is determined using reverse DNS lookups, (2) a long AUTH string, or (3) certain data in the xtell request.

Affected products

• Xtell Xtell: version 1.91.1 only; version 2.6.1 only

Published 2002-06-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.