CVE-2002-2268 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Webster HTTP Server, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long URL. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.4, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks requiring low complexity and no authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality and integrity. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, demonstrating readily available exploit code; however, there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netdave:webster_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.