Buffer overflow in GoAhead WebServer 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Priority MEDIUM 42Published · 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 GoAhead WebServer 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request with a large number of subdirectories.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05833 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Goahead Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Goahead Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1951
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjq4-wc4r-3mcf
References
More Goahead Software Goahead Webserver vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00659 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01525 GoAhead Web Server 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2001-00378 GoAhead webserver 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request to the /aux directory. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-00658 Directory traversal vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2001-00226 Directory traversal vulnerability in GoAhead web server 2.1 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-06397 goform/QuickStart_c0 on the GoAhead Web Server on the FS4104-AW (aka rooter) VDSL device… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-1951 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1951 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pjq4-wc4r-3mcf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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