CVE-2002-1897 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash MyWebServer by sending a long HTTP request, potentially triggering a buffer overflow.
- 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-2002-1897?
CVE-2002-1897 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
MyWebServer LLC MyWebServer 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HTTP request, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mywebserver Mywebserver.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1897 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-2002-1897 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1897 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wfw4-vm8q-h7g8.