CVE-2002-1549 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Light HTTPd (lhttpd) version 0.1, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted, long HTTP GET request. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with network-based exploitation requiring low attack complexity and no authentication, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, demonstrating its exploitability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:light_httpd:light_httpd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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