# CVE-2002-1870: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via improper handling of failed recv calls in Simple Web Server.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:** 28 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c494-fxwq-p4x4

## What is CVE-2002-1870?

CVE-2002-1870 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 properly handle when the recv function call fails, which may allow remote attackers to overwrite program data or perform actions on an uninitialized heap, leading to a denial of service and possibly code execution.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1870?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sws Sws Simple Web Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-2114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2114/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-2115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2115/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-2370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2370/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2002-1864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1864/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2002-1866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1866/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1870 is a high-severity memory corruption 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2002-1870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1870/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1870

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1870/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.