CVE-2002-1866

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.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1866 is rated Moderate Risk (43.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.65%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1866

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 1.12% 0.65% -0.47%
2 2024-09-17 0.36% 1.12% +0.76%
3 2024-05-10 — 0.36% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1866

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1866

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1866

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1866

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