CVE-2002-2428
What it is
webs.c in GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an HTTP POST request that contains a Content-Length header but no body data.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Goahead Webserver ≤ 2.1.3
- Goahead Webserver 2.0
- Goahead Webserver 2.1
- Goahead Webserver 2.1.1
- Goahead Webserver 2.1.2
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Is it in your code?
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