CVE-2002-2400 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 7.65% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hughes technologies | libhttpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LibHTTPD 1.2 - POST Buffer Overflow | 2002-11-13 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0305.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103720432411860&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10615.php
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6H00I2060I.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6172
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0305.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103720432411860&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10615.php
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6H00I2060I.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6172
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