CVE-2002-1496 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 22.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Null HTTP Server 0.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative value in the Content-Length HTTP header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 22.53% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-04-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nulllogic | null httpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Null HTTPd 0.5 - Remote Heap Overflow | 2002-09-23 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0284.html
- http://freshmeat.net/releases/97910/
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10160.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5774
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0284.html
- http://freshmeat.net/releases/97910/
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10160.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5774
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