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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2002-2406 json

Buffer overflow in HTTP server in LiteServe 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a large nu…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-2384

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in HTTP server in LiteServe 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a large number of percent characters (%) in an HTTP GET request.

Exploit prediction

1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0075.html 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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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