Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error…
Priority LOW 26Published · 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
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error messages, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion) via multiple requests for pages that do not exist.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01574 75th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.0.3 | Vulnerable | Sws |
| cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.0.4 | Vulnerable | Sws |
| cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.0 | Vulnerable | Sws |
| cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.1 | Vulnerable | Sws |
- cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Sws
- cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Sws
- cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·Sws
- cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sws
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1866
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccj2-626m-qx98
More Sws Simple Web Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01783 Directory traversal vulnerability in Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2006-02060 Format string vulnerability in SWS web Server 0.1.7 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-02059 Buffer overflow in SWS web Server 0.1.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01789 Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not properly handle when the recv… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-02282 SWS web server 0.0.4, 0.0.3 and 0.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-1866 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1866 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ccj2-626m-qx98 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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