CVE-2002-0968 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in AnalogX SimpleServer:WWW version 1.16 and earlier. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending a crafted HTTP request with an excessively long method name, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, this vulnerability presents a significant risk. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered substantial community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:analogx:simpleserver_www:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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