CVE-2002-1865 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the embedded HTTP server of several D-Link and Linksys router and wireless access point models. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service (device crash) by sending a specially crafted, excessively long header, such as the Host header. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential impact of availability loss. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:d-link:di-804:4.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.56_b5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:d-link:dl-704:2.56_b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.56_b6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:d-link:dl-704:2.56_b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.37.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.37.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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