CVE-2002-1866 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Simple Web Server by exhausting file descriptors through repeated requests for non-existent pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1866?
CVE-2002-1866 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1866?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sws Sws Simple Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1866?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1866 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-1866 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1866 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccj2-626m-qx98.