What is CVE-2002-1949?

CVE-2002-1949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iomega Nas A300u, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2002-1949?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Iomega Nas A300u

CVE-2002-1949

The Network Attached Storage (NAS) Administration Web Page for Iomega NAS A300U transmits passwords in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to sniff the administrative password.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/10521.php (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/6092 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0440.html (mailing-list, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1949?: CVE-2002-1949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iomega Nas A300u, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2002-1949?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.