Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-2400

Description

Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.

Affected products

Hughes Technologies/Libhttpd
cpe:2.3:a:hughes_technologies:libhttpd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0305.htmlnvdPatch
www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6H00I2060I.htmlnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/6172nvdExploitPatch
marc.infonvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/10615.phpnvd

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