CVE-2002-1951 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.8% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in GoAhead WebServer 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request with a large number of subdirectories.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.83% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| goahead software | goahead webserver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GoAhead Web Server 2.1 - Arbitrary Command Execution | 2002-08-14 |
References
- http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539
- http://osvdb.org/81099
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9884.php
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5MP0C1580W.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5464
- http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539
- http://osvdb.org/81099
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9884.php
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5MP0C1580W.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5464
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