CVE-2002-2370 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
SWS web server 0.0.4, 0.0.3 and 0.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a URL request that does not end with a newline.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.17% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sws | sws simple web server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SWS Simple Web Server 0.0.3/0.0.4/0.1 - New Line Denial of Service | 2002-09-02 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0011.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10005.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5664
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0011.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10005.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5664
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