What is CVE-2002-1739?

CVE-2002-1739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mdaemon, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2002-1739?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mdaemon

CVE-2002-1739

Alt-N Technologies Mdaemon 5.0 through 5.0.6 uses a weak encryption algorithm to store user passwords, which allows local users to crack passwords.

Published 2002-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mdaemon

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9025 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271374 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/4686 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1739?: CVE-2002-1739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mdaemon, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2002-1739?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.