CVE-2002-1866 Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error messages, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion) via mul...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 1.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error messages, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion) via multiple requests for pages that do not exist.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sws simple web server | = 0.0.3 | No fix listed |
| sws simple web server | = 0.0.4 | No fix listed |
| sws simple web server | = 0.1.0 | No fix listed |
| sws simple web server | = 0.1.1 | No fix listed |
References
- 20020903 Re: SWS Web Server v0.1.0 Exploit mailing-list
- sws-webserver-invalid-file-dos(10071) vdb-entry
- 5659 vdb-entry