CVE-2002-1169 json
IBM Web Traffic Express Caching Proxy Server 3.6 and 4.x before 4.0.1.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a…
published 2002-11-04 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1153
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.1%
- EPSS 7.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
IBM Web Traffic Express Caching Proxy Server 3.6 and 4.x before 4.0.1.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request to helpout.exe with a missing HTTP version number, which causes ibmproxy.exe to crash.
Patch / fix
- rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0007.txt advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21949)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21949 IBM Websphere Caching Proxy 3.6/4.0 - Denial of Service dos, 2002-10-18
- rapid7.com http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0007.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
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
-
rapid7.com
/advisories/R7-0007.txt
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
www-1.ibm.com
/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY35970&apar=only
vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/10452.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/6002
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/2090
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1169
- NVD CVE-2002-1169
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