CVE-2002-1870 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2002-1870

Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not properly...

Vulnerability Description

Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not properly handle when the recv function call fails, which may allow remote attackers to overwrite program data or perform actions on an uninitialized heap, leading to a denial of service and possibly code execution.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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 16th, 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.