Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not properly handle when the recv…
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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
Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not properly handle when the recv function call fails, which may allow remote attackers to overwrite program data or perform actions on an uninitialized heap, leading to a denial of service and possibly code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02659 85th 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-2002-1870
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c494-fxwq-p4x4
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-2002-02282 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
- TI-2002-01785 Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-1870 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1870 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c494-fxwq-p4x4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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