CVE-2001-0298 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Sapio Design Ltd's WebReflex 1.55 HTTPd. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service, and potentially execute arbitrary commands, by sending an excessively long HTTP GET request. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.0) due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, leading to a potential impact of partial availability loss. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, a denial-of-service exploit (EDB-20650) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of broader community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.55CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sapio_design_ltd:webreflex:1.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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