Buffer overflow in Phusion web server 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP r…

published 2002-05-03 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0286

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 13.0%; EPSS 13.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 2; Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in Phusion web server 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP request.

Timeline

2002-02-16 First public exploit (EDB-21294)
2002-05-03 Published

Exploit prediction

13.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-21294 Phusion WebServer 1.0 - 'URL' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2002-02-16
EDB-21293 Phusion WebServer 1.0 - Long URL Denial of Service dos, 2002-02-16

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

securityfocus.com /bid/4119
vdb-entry
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=101408906001958&w=2
mailing-list
securityfocus.com /bid/4118
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2002-0289
NVD CVE-2002-0289

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Summary