CVE-2002-2400

Published: Dec 31, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.

Affected (1)

Products: Hughes Technologies: Libhttpd

Hughes Technologies

1 product

Libhttpd

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Hughes Technologies Libhttpd	Version 1.2

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0305.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103720432411860&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10615.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6H00I2060I.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6172

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatch

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0305.html