CVE-2002-1897 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.4% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
MyWebServer LLC MyWebServer 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HTTP request, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.42% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mywebserver | mywebserver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | My Web Server 1.0.1/1.0.2 - GET Denial of Service | 2002-10-12 |
References
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Oct/0177.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10349.php
- http://www.mywebserver.org/us/downloads/whats_new_in_this_version.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5954
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Oct/0177.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10349.php
- http://www.mywebserver.org/us/downloads/whats_new_in_this_version.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5954
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