# CVE-2002-1023: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash the BadBlue web server by sending an HTTP GET request without a URI.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7v6h-vhxj-49m2

## What is CVE-2002-1023?

CVE-2002-1023 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

BadBlue server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP GET request without a URI.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1023?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Working Resources Inc. Badblue.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1023?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1023 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1023 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1023 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Working Resources BadBlue 1.7.3 - GET Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2001-0277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0277/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0332/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2002-2170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2170/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-0595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0595/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1541/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1023 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1023 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1023 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1023/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1023/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1023
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1023
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1023

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.