CVE-2002-2428

webs.c in GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an HTTP POST request that contains a Content-Length header but no body data.

Published: 2009-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2428 is rated Moderate Risk (46.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.64%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2428

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 2026-06-15 0.44% 1.64% +1.20%
2 2025-03-30 0.48% 0.44% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.48%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2428

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-2002-2428

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2428

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
goahead goahead_webserver <= 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead goahead_webserver 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead goahead_webserver 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead goahead_webserver 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead goahead_webserver 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2428

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