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Status published
Medium
CVE-2002-1866
Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
sws simple web server
Vulnerable Versions:
0.0.3, 0.0.4, 0.1.0, 0.1.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 28th, 2005
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.