CVE-2002-2268

Exp

Buffer overflow in Webster HTTP Server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

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-2002-2268 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 73.07%, 99th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-2268

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16970 exploit_db edb 2011-08-03 Exploit-DB ↗
16802 exploit_db edb 2010-11-03 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2268

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 2025-10-28 74.54% 73.07% -1.47%
2 2025-06-02 75.42% 74.54% -0.88%
3 2025-03-30 — 75.42% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2268

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.4 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2268

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2268

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netdave webster_http_server — cpe:2.3:a:netdave:webster_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2268

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