CVE-2002-1169

Public Exploit

Description

IBM Web Traffic Express Caching Proxy Server 3.6 and 4.x before 4.0.1.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request to helpout.exe with a missing HTTP version number, which causes ibmproxy.exe to crash.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.26% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory rapid7.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10452.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY35970&apar=only	vendor advisory
http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0007.txt	patch vendor advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6002	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/2090	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1169?: CVE-2002-1169 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1169?: To fix CVE-2002-1169, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1169 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1169 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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