Vulnerability Report

CVE-2002-1865

Title: Embedded HTTP server long HTTP header crash DoS

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2002-1865

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Dec 31, 2002

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 5.0 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

2.91%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2002-1865: Buffer overflow in the Embedded HTTP server, as used in (1) D-Link DI-804 4.68, Dl-704 V2.56b6, and Dl-704 V2.56b5 and (2) Linksys Etherfast BEFW11S4 Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router 1.37.2 through 1.42.7 and Linksys WAP11 1.3 and 1.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long header, as demonstrated using the Host header.

Impacted Vendors

d-link 2

linksys 2

Reference Links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0052.html http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10537.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6090 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0052.html http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10537.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6090

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

5.0

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2002-1865 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21978

View Code

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 31, 2002 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.