GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.5 on Windows 95, 98, and ME allows remote attackers to cause…
Priority LOW 25CWE-20Published · 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
GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.5 on Windows 95, 98, and ME allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an HTTP request with a (1) con, (2) nul, (3) clock$, or (4) config$ device name in a path component, different vectors than CVE-2001-0385.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01118 66th 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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.1.4 | Vulnerable | Goahead |
| cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Goahead |
| cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Goahead |
| cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | Goahead |
| cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | Goahead |
| cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3 | Vulnerable | Goahead |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·Goahead
- cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Goahead
- cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Goahead
- cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Goahead
- cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Goahead
- cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·Goahead
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1569
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-897g-vr3x-p6c9
References
More Goahead Webserver vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-02343 Unspecified vulnerability in GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-03740 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GoAhead Webserver 2.18 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2003-01467 GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-02340 webs.c in GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-02339 The security handler in GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-04858 GoAhead WebServer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2003-1569 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1569 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-897g-vr3x-p6c9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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