CVE-2002-2400
Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.
- Record
CVE-2002-2400- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.
- Record
CVE-2002-2400- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2378 No score
Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2378- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hc22-wgv5-gxhw No score
Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.
- Record
GHSA-hc22-wgv5-gxhw- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | LibHTTPD 1.2 - POST Buffer Overflow | 2002-11-13 |
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-2002-2400 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Hughes Technologies Libhttpd, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.65%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.