CVE-2002-1925: Tiny Personal Firewall 3.0 through 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by via S

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2002-1925 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting tiny personal firewall. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Tiny Personal Firewall 3.0 through 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by via SYN, UDP, ICMP and TCP portscans when the administrator selects the Log tab of the Personal Firewall Agent module.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.6% (top 25%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2002-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: tiny software

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2002-12-31 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:00 UTCUpdated Record last modified

tiny software tiny personal firewall DOWNGRADE

Affected: 3.0 · 3.0.5 · 3.0.6

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy tiny-personal-firewall || rpm -q tiny-personal-firewall || tiny-personal-firewall --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison tiny-personal-firewall sudo apt install tiny-personal-firewall=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.0> sudo apt-mark hold tiny-personal-firewall

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list tiny-personal-firewall sudo dnf downgrade tiny-personal-firewall-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.0> sudo dnf versionlock add tiny-personal-firewall

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2002-1925?

tiny personal firewall: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2002-1925 being exploited?

CVE-2002-1925 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2002-1925 affect?

CVE-2002-1925 affects tiny personal firewall. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Tiny Personal Firewall 3.0 through 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by via SYN, UDP, ICMP and TCP portscans when the administrator selects the Log tab of the Personal Firewall Agent module.

How urgent is CVE-2002-1925?

Priority 36/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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