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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2002-2430

Medium
5/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published