PT-2002-2672 · Goahead · Goahead Web Server

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2017-12-20 · CVE-2002-1951

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GoAhead WebServer version 2.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request with a large number of subdirectories. This is due to a buffer overflow in the web server.

Recommendations For GoAhead WebServer version 2.1, consider restricting the length of HTTP GET requests or the number of subdirectories allowed in a request to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1951

Affected Products

Goahead Web Server

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/21707 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/5464 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securiteam.com/securitynews/5MP0C1580W.html · Exploit
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9884.php · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1951 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-1951 · Note
• http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/81099 · Note