Buffer overflow in the search component for iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.1 and Sun ONE Web…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the search component for iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.1 and Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the NS-rel-doc-name parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04298 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0686
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m783-vpx9-2363
References
More Iplanet Web Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00717 Buffer overflow in Web Publisher in iPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition 4.1 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-01066 Buffer overflow in the SHTML logging functionality of iPlanet Web Server 4.x allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00820 Buffer overflow in Sun ONE / iPlanet Web Server 4.1 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00424 Vulnerability in iPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition 4.x. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-01575 iPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition and Netscape Enterprise Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00718 Buffer overflow in iPlanet Web Server (iWS) Enterprise Edition 4.1, service packs 3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-0686 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0686 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m783-vpx9-2363 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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