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CVE-2002-1496
Heap-based buffer overflow in Null HTTP Server 0.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative value in…
High7.5EPSS 22.5%
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Null HTTP Server 0.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative value in the Content-Length HTTP header.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 22.5% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- null-httpd-contentlength-bo(10160) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 5774 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020922 remote exploitable heap overflow in Null HTTPd 0.5.0 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://freshmeat.net/releases/97910/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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