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CVE-2002-1866

Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error messages, which could allow remote attackers to c…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known

Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error messages, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion) via multiple requests for pages that do not exist.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/5659 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10071.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0047.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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