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high 7.5

CVE-2002-1930 json

Buffer overflow in AN HTTPd 1.38 through 1.4.1c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SOCKS4 request with a long username.

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1909

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.5%
EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in AN HTTPd 1.38 through 1.4.1c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SOCKS4 request with a long username.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21955)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21955 AN HTTPD 1.38/1.39/1.40/1.41 - 'SOCKS4' Buffer Overflow remote, 2002-10-21
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6012 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0032.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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