CVE-2001-0460 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.3% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via an extremely large HTTP Referrer: header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.27% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-06-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| baltimore technologies | websweeper |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Baltimore Technologies WEBsweeper 4.0 - Denial of Service | 2001-01-22 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD