CVE-2002-1951
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.058 · 93 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Buffer overflow in GoAhead WebServer 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request with a large number of subdirectories.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-21707GoAhead Web Server 2.1 - Arbitrary Command Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- goahead software goahead webserver= 2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/81099enisa_euvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9884.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5MP0C1580W.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5464enisa_euvd
- http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539nvd
- http://osvdb.org/81099nvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9884.phpPatchnvd
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