Vulnerability in 3com 3cr29223

CVE-2001-1293

Buffer overflow in web server of 3com HomeConnect Cable Modem External with USB (#3CR29223) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HTTP request.

Published 2001-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.036 (89.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000

Affected products

3com 3cr29223

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0217.html (mailing-list)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3366 (vdb-entry)
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/500027 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)