CVE-2001-0460
Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers...
Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via an extremely large HTTP Referrer: header.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via an extremely large HTTP Referrer: header.
- Record
CVE-2001-0460- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via an extremely large HTTP Referrer: header.
- Record
CVE-2001-0460- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0456 No score
Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via an extremely large HTTP Referrer: header.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0456- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g844-hmxx-5gwm No score
Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers...
Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via an extremely large HTTP Referrer: header.
- Record
GHSA-g844-hmxx-5gwm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Baltimore Technologies WEBsweeper 4.0 - Denial of Service | 2001-01-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0460 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Baltimore Technologies Websweeper, published May 24, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.27%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.