What is CVE-2002-1851?

CVE-2002-1851 is a vulnerability in Ipswitch Ws FTP Pro. Published 2002-12-31.

Is CVE-2002-1851 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ipswitch Ws FTP Pro

CVE-2002-1851

Buffer overflow in WS_FTP Pro 7.5 allows remote attackers to execute code on a client system via unknown attack vectors.

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

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.034 (89.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ipswitch Ws FTP Pro — versions 7.5

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/4850 (vdb-entry)
www.nextgenss.com/vna/ips-wsftp.txt
www.iss.net/security_center/static/10185.php (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1851?: CVE-2002-1851 is a vulnerability in Ipswitch Ws FTP Pro. Published 2002-12-31.
Is CVE-2002-1851 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.