First published: Fri Feb 06 2009(Updated: )
GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing a socket disconnect to terminate a request before it has been fully processed by the server.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Embedthis GoAhead Web Server | <=2.1 | |
Embedthis GoAhead Web Server | =2.0 |
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CVE-2002-2430 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can significantly affect server performance.
To fix CVE-2002-2430, upgrade GoAhead WebServer to version 2.1.1 or later.
CVE-2002-2430 allows attackers to perform socket disconnects that result in high CPU consumption.
CVE-2002-2430 affects GoAhead WebServer versions prior to 2.1.1.
Yes, CVE-2002-2430 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted requests to the vulnerable web server.