CVE-2002-0313 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Essentia Web Server version 2.1. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by submitting an excessively long URL. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, indicating easy exploitation over the network with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or showing active community discussion, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, suggesting it could be leveraged by motivated attackers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:essen:essentia_web_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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