CVE-2002-1870
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.66% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sws/sws simple web server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0047.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10072.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5660
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0047.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10072.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5660
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.